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

The FTSE rose .7% to 6,615. BHP Billiton (BHP) was up 2.4% to 1479. Vodafone (VOD) was up .6% to 160.

The DAXX rose 1% to 7,968. SAP (SAP) rose 4.4% to 39.43. Siemens (SI) rose 2.1% to 107.84.

The CAC 40 was up .7% to 6,038. Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) was up .9% to 10.15.

Data from Reuters.

Douglas A. McIntyre