The German stock market started trading with profits on Wednesday.
The strong American stock exchanges and the generally positive targets from Asia after positive economic data from China provided tailwind.
Shortly after opening, the German Dax share index was 0.65 percent higher at 15,655.71 points.
The M-Dax of the medium-sized stocks rose by 0.29 percent to 35,401.01 points.
The leading Eurozone index Euro Stoxx 50 gained around 0.5 percent.
In Germany, further company figures are coming into focus. In this country, numbers from Commerzbank, Siemens Energy or Hugo Boss, among other things, have to be processed. In the course of the day, the purchasing managers' indices for the service sector from Europe and the United States follow, where the ADP report is also due as a harbinger for the labor market report on Friday.