Markets in Europe were higher at 6.15 AM New York time.

The FTSE rose .3% to 6,641. BP (BP) fell .4% to 562.5. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) dropped .9% to 1298. Vodafone (VOD) was up 1.5% to 160.3.

The DAXX was up .8% to 7,944. Deutsche Telekom (DT) was up 2% to 14.05. SAP (SAP) was up 3.4% to 36.78.

The CAC 40 was up .5% to 6,137. France Telecom (FTE) was up 1.4% to 23.09. EDF was up 2.7% to 70.78.

Data from Reuters

Douglas A. McIntyre