European markets have opened firmer today, adding to yesterday’s gains, as traders continue to cheer the ECB’s full-scale bond-buying programme to revive the region’s economy.

Later today, investors will keep a tab on UK retail sales data which is expected to show a decline on a monthly basis in December. Moreover, Markit PMIs data from the Eurozone and Germany along with US Markit manufacturing and existing home sales data will attract market attention. Following the ECB’s stimulus move, traders will now focus on this weekend’s Greek elections.

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