England's FTSE 100 is up 0.4%.
France's CAC 40 is up 0.2%.
Germany's DAX is flat.
Spain's IBX 35 is up 0.6%.
Italy's FTSE MIB is up 0.3%.
In Asia, Japan's Nikkei jumped 1.3% to an 8-week high.
U.S. futures are basically flat ahead of the open.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke heads back to Washington to testify before the Senate Banking Committee at 10:30 a.m. ET. Economists expect him to reiterate that monetary policy will be directed by economic data, not any preset schedule.