European stock indices are trading higher at the start as Asian indices closed mainly positive. Corporate earnings reports and ECB's announcement to soon begin the purchase of asset-backed securities were also supportive.
FTSE 100 index is up 0.17% trading at 6622.70 points, Germany's DAX 30 gained 0.40% currently trading at 9,389.08 points and France's CAC 40 is up 0.48% trading at 4,243.19 points.