European markets have opened in negative territory today, as traders continued to mull over the situation in the Gaza strip and Ukraine.

Closer home, Rightmove has reported that house prices in the UK dropped in July. With no major domestic economic data due later today, market participants await the release of the minutes of the Bank of England’s latest policy meeting, UK retail sales and GDP data, slated for release later this week.

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