European shares have opened higher.
The FTSE 100 index in London has risen some 19 points to 10,908, a 0.2% gain, getting closer to the 11,000 level.
Persimmon is among the main risers, up 2.5%, after the UK housebuilder lifted its outlook for this year as hopes to benefit from Andy Burnham’s housing programme – shrugging off rising construction costs linked to disruption from the Iran war.
The Dax in Frankfurt edged up 0.15% while the CAC 40 in Paris climbed 0.7%, the FTSE MiB in Milan rose nearly 0.8% and the Ibex in Spain added more than 1%.
