European equities open higher to start the day

The early week optimism stays the course

• Eurostoxx +0.4%
• Germany DAX +0.3%
• France CAC 40 +0.5%
• UK FTSE +0.3%
• Spain IBEX +0.3%
• Italy FTSE MIB +0.4%

That's a good start to the day as equities are keeping with the mood from yesterday. US futures are also up on the day and that is keeping risk trades on firmer footing as we get things underway in European morning trade.

S&P 500 futures are up 0.4%, Nasdaq futures up 0.5%, and Dow futures up 0.3%.