European Stock Futures Higher; Positive China COVID News Helps Tone

European Stock Futures Higher; Positive China COVID News Helps Tone

By Peter Nurse

Investing.com - European stock markets are expected to open marginally higher Monday, helped by gains in Asia as major Chinese cities begin to ease mobility restrictions, although the Memorial Day holiday in the U.S. could limit activity.

At 2 AM ET (0600 GMT), the DAX futures contract in Germany traded 0.3% higher, CAC 40 futures in France climbed 0.4%, and the FTSE 100 futures contract in the U.K. rose 0.4%.