European markets have opened higher today, as investors mulled over corporate earnings from several European companies. However, investors mostly avoided taking big bets before the Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting that is scheduled to commence today.

Closer home, investors eyed preliminary data that might show that the nation’s economic growth expanded 2.8% YoY in the fourth-quarter, compared to a 1.9% YoY increase in the previous quarter.

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