European markets have had a muted open this morning as ongoing Brexit talks continue to yield any real progress. The deadline of this Sunday has been set for talks to reach a conclusion and with many markets pricing in an agreement of some sort.

Over the weekend it was reported that social media firm Twitter has held initial talks about a possible deal to acquire TikTok’s US operation, something that Microsoft has spent weeks negotiating with TikTok parent ByteDance and the White House.

Microsoft is moving ahead with plans to buy the firm’s US operations from Chinese parent ByteDance. Microsoft said on Sunday that it is moving forward with its acquisition plan, after CEO Satya Nadella and President Trump spoke over the weekend.