UK Jan BBA Mortgage Approvals decreases to 32.3K vs 33.6K in Dec

Italy's general election got underway on Sunday and voting booths are due to remain open until 14:00 GMT Monday. The results of exit poll surveys are likely to hit the newswires shortly afterwards and while these may not be reliable indicators of the final outcome, volatile euro trading should be expected as estimates are refined over the following 12 hours or so.