European markets have opened higher today, tracking strong gains on Wall Street and in Asian markets, as US President Barack Obama and Republican leaders appeared ready to resolve debt impasse and prevent a possible default after meeting at the White House yesterday.

Closer home, investors await the release of Conference Board’s UK leading economic index data to gauge the strength in the nation’s economy.

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