Markets in Europe were up slightly at 6.40 AM New York time.

The FTSE was up .3% to 6,682. Barclays (BCS) was up 1.1% to 740.5. Vodafone (VOD) was up .7% to 162.8.

The DAXX rose .1% to 7,981. Bayer (BAY) was up 1.3% to 55.18. Siemens (SI) was down .2% to 99.2.

The CAC 40 was up .1% to 6,130. France Telecom (FTE) was down .8% to 23.03.

Data from Reuters.

Douglas A. McIntyre