The direction is in line with leading European exchanges.
Asia’s leading stock markets have shown mixed trading signals overnight, with gains in Hong Kong and declines in Tokyo.
Stocks on Wall Street lifted on Monday night thanks to tech stocks, with Tesla acting as the locomotive.
During the day, the market will, among other things, be on the lookout for new employment figures from Great Britain as well as the Zew index in Germany, which examines the country’s investors’ faith in the future.