European markets have opened lower today, as a last minute deal to end the US government shutdown and avert a debt default was perceived as a stop-gap arrangement to fix the fiscal issues.

Closer home, Investors await the release of UK retail sales figures, slated later in the day. Further, investors would also eye data on weekly US jobless claims and Philadelphia-area manufacturing activity, slated today.

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