European markets have opened slightly higher today, as investors awaited in anticipation the release of manufacturing PMI data from the Eurozone and several European countries, due later in the day. However, a disappointing reading of China’s manufacturing activity indices kept the gains in check.

Closer home, investors eyed UK manufacturing PMI, which is widely expected to decline to 58.0 in December from 58.4 in the previous month.

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