European equity markets were set to open higher on Thursday after US President Donald Trump held off on attacking Iran as executions of protesters reportedly stopped, easing geopolitical tensions.
Meanwhile, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said discussions with the Trump administration were “frank but constructive,” stressing that any proposal undermining Denmark’s sovereignty or Greenland’s right to self-determination would be totally unacceptable.
On the data front, investors will assess a raft of economic reports, including UK monthly GDP, German full-year GDP, and Eurozone trade balance figures.
In premarket trading, Euro Stoxx 50 and Stoxx 600 futures were up 0.4% and 0.2%, respectively.