European equities are expected to open lower on Thursday with sentiment dented by data from Asia's two largest economies, Japan and China.
Investors in Europe appear cautious as economic data out of Asia's top two economies heightened concerns over growth.
Japan's core machinery orders fell 3.6 percent in July from a month earlier, missing expectations for a rise of 3.7 percent.
Over in China, the consumer price index (CPI) rose 2 percent in August from a year earlier, beating expectations for a 1.8 percent gain and up from 1.6 percent in July. However, the producer price index (PPI) declined 5.9 percent -- the 42nd consecutive month of declines – signaliing that deflation remains a risk for the world's second largest economy.
In other news, the authorities' grip on the migrant crisis appears to be weakening in Europe. On Wednesday, Danish police closed a motorway and rail links with Germany in a bid to stem the flow of refugees heading north to Sweden.
Source: CNBC
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