Frankfurt - German stocks opened stronger on Monday, buoyed by the impending turn to the right in the nation's government. The blue chip DAX was up 0.93 per cent at 5,633 in early trading in Frankfurt.
Traders said the market benefited from the outcome of Sunday's general election, which saw Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) returned to power at the head of conservative coalition with the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP).
"As a rule, the market reacts positively when the CDU and FDP win an election," one analyst said.
The DAX ended last week with a loss of 122 points.
On the currency market, the euro slipped 0.6 per cent to 1.46 dollars after recording strong gains recently.
