European stocks open higher after Easter break

European stocks advanced after the Easter weekend break, with the German DAX
DAX,
+1.05%
rising 1.3% in early trade and the U.K. FTSE 100
UKX,
+0.00%
up 0.3%. U.S. stock futures also were stronger, with the futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average
YM00,
+1.12%
up 330 points. The optimism came amid data showing a slowing spread of the coronavirus as well as better-than-expected Chinese trade data.