Stock exchanges in Europe were in the green in the premarket on Friday as investors prepared for services sector data from Germany and the Eurozone as well as trade balance figures from Germany. Furthermore, the retail sales report for the euro area is also coming up before noon local time.
The DAX rose by 0.82% and the CAC 40 was up 0.68% at 6:56 am CET. The London Stock Exchange remained closed due to a public holiday.
Both the euro and the British pound were flat compared to the United States dollar, changing hands for 1.07488 and 1.25713, respectively, at 07:09 am CET.