European shares slipped on Monday after logging big weekly losses as weak inflation numbers from China stoked concerns about sluggish demand, while investors awaited US inflation data as well as corporate earnings due later this week.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index dipped 0.3%, with China-exposed miners and automakers leading the losses.
Asian markets were subdued after data showed Chinas factory-gate prices fell at the fastest pace in seven-and-a-half years in June, while consumer inflation was at its slowest since 2021.
Among single stocks, shares of Bayer rose 2.5% following a report that the German drugs-to-pesticides giant could spin off and list its CropScience unit, while Kering slipped 0.3%.
Source: Qatar News Agency