European equities a touch higher at the open

A bit of catch up to the late rally in Wall Street yesterday

Eurostoxx +0.2%
Germany DAX +0.2%
France CAC 40 +0.1%
UK FTSE +0.3%
Spain IBEX +0.2%

That was also the theme for European stocks yesterday, as investors are keeping concerns about surging energy prices and worries about the economic outlook to a minimum - for now at least. The overall risk mood is more measured and guarded though, with S&P 500 futures being down by around 0.2% currently.