European markets have opened in the red today, amid jitters over the shooting at Canada’s parliament yesterday. Closer home, traders await retail sales data which is widely expected to register a drop on a monthly basis in September. BBA mortgage approvals and CBI industrial trends survey data will also be closely eyed for further direction. Additionally, Markit manufacturing and services PMI data from some major European nations along with US weekly initial jobless claims, leading indicator and manufacturing data will attract market attention.

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