European stock markets opened the week on a higher note, supported by optimism after the President of the United States, Donald Trump, signed the long-awaited stimulus package.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose by 0.68% to settle at 398.69 points.
Meanwhile, the UK’s FTSE100 added 0.10% with the market reacting positively to the yet to be fully digested trade deal with the European Union (EU).
In France, the benchmark index CAC40 rose by more than 1.20%, while the German DAX finished higher by about 1.5%.