Markets in Europe were higher at 6.05 AM New York time.

The FTSE rose 1.1% to 6,264. Barclays (BCS) rose 1.5% to 642.5. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) rose 1.4% to 1305.

The DAXX rose 1.1% to 7,582. Daimler (DCX) rose 2.4% to 64.33. Siemens (SI) rose 2.7% to 93.29.

The FTSE was up France Telecom (FTE) rose 1.4% to 21.8.

Data from Reuters

Douglas A. McIntyre