ECB chief on June 10 said it was "too early" to consider winding down pandemic support, even as the economic recovery gathers steam and inflation surges.
Friday's non-farm payrolls figures will provide a key snapshot of the world's top economy, with expectations for a big jump as businesses restart and people return to some semblance of normality.
London stocks, resuming trade after a long holiday weekend in the UK, were also higher, with shares in heavyweight oil and mining groups in demand on rising commodity prices.
The rise in inflation was widely expected but will rattle investors after consumer prices in the US made their biggest leap since 2008, fuelling fears that the economy was overheating.