The German market is up following the U.S. Senate passing a bill to end the government shutdown. German consumer sentiment data and earnings updates are also being monitored. DAX is up 0.17% with Heidelberg Materials leading the gains. Economic confidence weakened in November, with ZEW survey showing a drop in economic sentiment index to 38.5 from 39.3. The current situation indicator improved to -78.7 from -80.0. Some stocks like Rheinmetall and Continental are declining, while others like Beiersdorf and SAP are making moderate gains. E.ON, Zalando, and Brenntag are down in negative territory.

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