European markets have opened slightly higher today, as upbeat services PMI data from China and Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta’s win in a Parliamentary confidence vote overshadowed worries over the partial US Government shutdown.

Meanwhile, Halifax reported that UK house prices rose less-than-expected 0.3% MoM in September, compared to a downwardly revised 0.3% gain reported in the previous month.

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