UPDATE 1-Europe Factors-Shares seen higher on Egypt, China news
February 14, 2011 at 01:29 AM EST
LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - European shares were set to open higher on Monday, tracking overnight gains in Asia and Friday's advance in the United States, after the resignation of Egypt President Hosni Mubarak reduced regional concerns and gave a boost to investor risk appetite. [ID:nLDE71C0AJ] Asia also got a late session boost from Chinese economic data showing a smaller than expected trade surplus in January as imports grew faster than exports. [ID:nTOE71A01I]