European markets have opened in negative territory today, as reports of the first diagnosed Ebola case in New York weighed on investor sentiment. Meanwhile, investors mulled over earnings updates from some big European companies. Closer home, traders will keep a tab on today’s GDP data which is expected to show that the UK economy grew at a slower pace in the third quarter of 2014. Additionally, US new home sales data will attract market attention for further direction.

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