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It's the week of the Scottish independence and, with the added excitement of a monetary policy meeting at the Federal Reserve European markets are expected to open down.
The latest jobs numbers aside, US numbers have been generally positive and a shift in tone regarding an interest rate rise is expected from the fed sooner rather than later.
The close nature of the independence referendum has caused some upheaval, with many investors selling shares in Scottish companies.
Add to this mix the latest EU and US sanctions and a dash of Russia's own trade restrictions (used cars and clothes) and we have an interesting geopolitical backdrop.
According to IG, the FTSE is expected to open 31 points lower at 6,785, the German Dax 69 points down at 9,582 and the French CAC 26 points lower at 4,415.