Shares in Europe gained early Thursday, after Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke pledged overnight to continue with an accommodative monetary stance in the United States, and after earnings supported.
At 1:30 p.m. (I.S.T.), Britain's FTSE remained flat but France's CAC and Germany's DAX climbed 0.5% each.
The dollar edged lower and equities opened higher while commodity prices also rose.
Financials were trading higher across the region: BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole and Societe Generale added 1.1% to 1.3%. Deutsche Bank climbed over 4% after declaring its quarterly earnings.
Miners BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Xstrata and Anglo American rose between 0.7% and 1.9%.
While in earnings-driven stocks, Royal Dutch Shell was up 0.9% in London after the firm announced its earnings and declared a dividend.