In the European session, the German Benchmark Index traded above 18,400 levels.
European and German shares pushed higher amid optimism of a potential resolution between the EU and China over trade. China’s commerce minister, Wang Wentao, and Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Union trade commissioner, will hold discussions on the EU plan for tariffs on electric cars from China, the Chinese commerce ministry said late Saturday.
The German Benchmark Index DAX is up 0.5%.