European markets have opened in the red today, as investors continue to remain cautious after Pro-Russian activists in eastern Ukraine indicated that they would ignore Vladimir Putin’s appeal to postpone Sunday’s independence referendum vote. Going forward, traders will track a batch of key corporate results for further cues. Closer home, investors will keep an eye on industrial and manufacturing production data along with NIESR’s GDP estimate report.

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