European markets have opened lower today, as concerns over political uncertainties in Italy overshadowed optimism that the US government’s first shutdown in nearly two decades would be short-lived.

Closer home, investors await data that is expected to reveal that UK construction PMI rose slightly to 59.2 in September from 59.1 in the previous month.

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