European markets have opened higher today, supported by encouraging German retail sales data released earlier today. However, ongoing pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong and dismal Chinese manufacturing data are likely to keep a tight lid on gains. Closer home, Nationwide reported that house prices in the UK dropped unexpectedly on a monthly basis in September. Later today, unemployment rate data from the Eurozone and Germany along with the key Eurozone consumer price inflation data will keep traders on their toes.

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