European markets have opened in negative territory today, as the ECB raised pressure on the new Greek government, stating that it would no longer accept Greek public securities as collateral for central bank loans.

Closer home, traders will track the Bank of England’s interest rate and asset-purchase facility decision due later today. Moreover, the European Commission’s economic growth forecasts along with US weekly jobless claims, trade balance and labour productivity data will attract market attention.

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