European stocks rose in early trading on Monday, with technology stocks leading the gains after Wall Street closed higher, and automakers with exposure to China rose after Beijing announced measures to support its troubled stock market.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.7% by 0710 GMT, after posting its first weekly gain in four weeks.
The technology stock index rose 1.5 percent, its first rise in three sessions, tracking Wall Street's rally at the end of Sunday's trading.
On Sunday, China's Finance Ministry said it would cut the 0.1 percent fee for stock trading in order to stimulate the capital market and boost investor confidence.
Shares in China-related sectors, such as automakers and the industrial sector, rose 1.1 percent and 1.0 percent, respectively.
Shares of major luxury goods companies with strong exposure to China, such as LVMH, Kering and Hermes, rose by more than 1 percent each.
Meanwhile, interest rate expectations in the Eurozone remained muted after European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde's speech on Friday at the Jackson Hole Symposium.
Markets in the UK are closed due to a summer bank holiday.
