European markets have opened mostly in the green today, extending previous session gains, as expectations of fresh stimulus measures from the European Central Bank to revive the region’s economy along with upbeat earnings updates and economic data from the US lifted investor sentiment. Closer home, traders will closely track the minutes of the Bank of England’s latest policy meeting as well as speeches from BoE officials for further cues on the nation’s economic growth and interest rate outlook. Additionally, US consumer price inflation data due later today will attract market attention.

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