The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, August 2, 2023.
Workers at Toyota plants in Japan were idle, meanwhile, as a systems malfunction crippling component orders brought output to a standstill for the world's top automaker.
That comes on the heels of tech woes at British air control on Monday that disrupted flights.
FTSE futures suggest a positive return from a day's holiday in London, while U.S. and European futures were flat.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng (.HSI) was up 2% by mid-session and mainland blue chips (.CSI300) were up 1.5%.
Persons:
Tom Westbrook, Gina Raimondo, it's, Hewlett Packard, Sam Holmes
Organizations:
REUTERS, Staff, Workers, Chevron, Toyota, Japan's Nikkei, U.S . Commerce, Tourism Holdings, Reuters, Thomson
Locations:
Frankfurt, Germany, Australia, Japan, Asia, London, Beijing