European markets have opened firmly in the red today, as escalating geopolitical tensions in Ukraine and dismal Chinese official manufacturing data released over the weekend sparked risk aversion amongst investors.
Closer home, data from Hometrack indicated that UK house prices continued to rise in February. Later today, Markit manufacturing activity and mortgage approvals data are expected to garner market attention.
European markets have opened firmly in the red today, as escalating geopolitical tensions in Ukraine and dismal Chinese official manufacturing data released over the weekend sparked risk aversion amongst investors.
Closer home, data from Hometrack indicated that UK house prices continued to rise in February. Later today, Markit manufacturing activity and mortgage approvals data are expected to garner market attention.