European equity futures are higher following the positive tone from US trading yesterday and Asian trading today

  • Germany's DAX futures +0.4%
  • UK's FTSE futures +0.1%
  • France's CAC 40 futures +0.1%

Meanwhile, China's Shanghai Composite and CSI 300 indices both close the day 0.6% higher. A bright start for Asian equities to kick off the year.