European shares lifted by weaker euro, dip in new virus cases

The pan-European STOXX 600 indexwas up 0.4% at 0804 GMT, as the number of new cases of the deadly virus fell for a second straight day in China.All eyes will also be on a raft of economic data from the euro zone later in the day, including a flash reading of the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for France and Germany.