European stocks set to open higher as investors digest earnings season

Good morning from London.

There’s just under an hour and a half to go until stocks begin trading, with the futures tied to the Stoxx Europe 600 index pointing to a gain of 0.2% when stock markets open.

Regionally, the U.K.’s FTSE 100 and Germany’s DAX are expected to rise 0.2% as well. Meanwhile, France CAC 40 index is set to be nearly flat, according to FactSet data.

European companies including Santander, BASF, UBS, HSBC, Siemens Healthineers, Mercedes-Benz, L’Oreal and Kering have reported earnings.

— Ganesh Rao