Shares in the Asia-Pacific region traded in positive territory as the investors digested the latest PMI data from China and Japan.
On the Covid-19 front, Chinese jab maker Sinovac revealed that the company will boost its coronavirus vaccine production capacity to 2 billion doses per year.
The FTSE 100 gained 0.79 percent a minute after the opening bell. The DAX was up 0.66 percent at the same time. The CAC 40 increased 0.54 percent.
The euro traded flat against the greenback, selling for 1.20947. The pound rose 0.12 percent concurrently to change hands for 1.39824 dollars.
Japan's Nikkei 225 went up by 0.51 percent at the close, with the Australian S&P 200, gaining 0.82 percent at the closing bell. South Korea's Kospi added 1.08 percent at 7:25 am CET.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng increased by 2.12 percent. In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite surged 1.64 percent, with the Shenzhen Composite rising by 0.98 percent a minute later.