Europe opened in the green as investors turned their attention to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East ahead of a series of central bank meetings this week, including the Federal Reserve and the G7 meeting in Canada.

The regional Stoxx 600 index was up 0.15% at the open and is currently up 0.16% . at 545.80m points.

The British FTSE 100 is up 0.23%, the German DAX is up 0.29%, the French CAC 40 is up 0.44%, the Italian FTSE MIB is up 0.61% and the Spanish IBEX 35 is up 0.75%.

Markets are currently recovering from Friday’s negative trading as Israel and Iran launched airstrikes against each other, stoking fears of a prolonged, deadly conflict.

European oil and gas stocks in the Stoxx 600 rose 1.1 percent amid soaring crude prices.