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- Rallies worldwide call for Gaza, Lebanon ceasefire
- Maresca hails Chelsea's 'fighting' spirit after draw with 10-man Forest
- New 'Joker' film, a dark musical, tops N.America box office
- Man Utd stalemate keeps Ten Hag in danger, Spurs rocked by Brighton
- Drowned by hurricane, remote N.Carolina towns now struggle for water
- Vikings hold off Jets in London to stay unbeaten
- Ahead of attack anniversary, Netanyahu says: 'We will win'
- West Indies cruise to T20 World Cup win over Scotland
- Arshdeep, Chakravarthy help India hammer Bangladesh in T20 opener
- Lewandowski's quickfire hat-trick powers Liga leaders Barca to Alaves victory
- Man Utd fire another blank in Aston Villa stalemate
- Lewandowski treble powers Liga leaders Barca to Alaves victory
- Russian activist killed on front line in Ukraine
- Openda strike briefly sends Leipzig top of Bundesliga
- Goal-shy Man Utd have to 'step up', says Ten Hag
- India bowl out Bangladesh for 127 in T20 opener
- Madueke rescues Chelsea in draw with 10-man Forest
- Beckett's belief rewarded as Bluestocking storms to Arc glory
- Trump on the stump, Harris hits airwaves in razor-edge US election
- Flash flooding kills three in northern Thailand
- Kaur leads India to victory over Pakistan in Women's T20 World Cup
- Juventus held by Cagliari after late penalty drama
- In France's Marseille, teen 'stabbed 50 times' then burned alive
- Ruthless Gauff beats Muchova in straight sets to win China Open
- India restrict Pakistan to 105-8 in Women's T20 World Cup
- England target repeat of Pakistan Test whitewash
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- Madrid's Carvajal to miss several months after serious knee injury
- Israel pounds Lebanon ahead of Hamas attack anniversary
- Two elephants die in flash flooding in northern Thailand
- Sabalenka targets world number one and Wuhan hat-trick
- Toddler among 4 dead in migrant Channel crossings
- Tunisia votes with Saied set for re-election
- Bagnaia sets 'example' with Japan MotoGP win to cut gap on Martin
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Stock markets wobble on China woes
Data showing weak Chinese economic performance hit stock market trading on Monday, offsetting optimism over an expected US interest-rate cut.
Major Asian markets mostly closed lower, but European markets were able to throw off the downbeat sentiment in late afternoon trading. Frankfurt's DAX ended the day with a small gain to set a new record close.
Wall Street was shut for a US public holiday.
Investor sentiment was jolted by worries over China's economy after a report showed activity in the country's manufacturing sector contracted for a fourth consecutive month in August and more than expected.
The weekend data "rang alarm bells", noted Joshua Mahony, chief market analyst at trading group Scope Markets.
China's manufacturing sector "clearly remains in a troublesome position as the country attempts to navigate its way out of the recent real estate fuelled slowdown", he added.
In August, the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) -- a key barometer of industrial output -- stood at 49.1 points, the National Bureau of Statistics announced.
This represents a stronger contraction than in July (49.4 points) for the index, which is based in part on company order books.
A figure above 50 indicates an expansion in manufacturing activity, while below that is a contraction.
The update came as Chinese leaders face calls to unveil fresh stimulus measures -- particularly for the troubled property industry -- with observers warning the government's GDP growth target of "around 5 percent" could be missed this year.
Following the Chinese figures, oil prices fell slightly but later recovered, while the yuan dropped against the dollar.
The data added to concerns over weak Chinese demand, including for the luxury sector, with British fashion brand Burberry falling 2.2 percent, while in Paris Gucci-owner Kering shed 0.7 percent.
However, stock in British online real estate firm Rightmove soared 21.8 percent after Australian peer REA Group, majority-owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp empire, said Monday it is mulling a multi-billion-pound takeover.
Shares in Volkswagen climbed 1.3 percent after the German auto giant warned staff it may need to cut jobs and close factories -- including in Germany.
- US jobs data awaited -
Elsewhere, focus remained fixed on by how much the Federal Reserve would cut US interest rates in September.
Figures on Friday showed the Fed's favoured gauge of inflation -- personal consumption expenditures index -- fell in line with forecasts in July, setting the bank up to ease monetary policy this month.
Attention now shifts to the release of the closely watched non-farm payrolls report, which will provide the latest snapshot of the world's top economy.
While a cut has been priced in, the data could determine how big it will be, with analysts saying another big miss to the downside could prompt officials to slash rates by 50 basis points, rather than the expected 25.
Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB, noted that the jobs figures could influence market expectations of future interest rate cuts, with the market currently pricing in 100 basis points of cuts this year.
"If we get a stronger payroll reading, and an upward revision to last month's number, this could trigger another sell-off (of the US dollar) as it may make the Fed less likely to signal future rate cuts, although a rate cut later this month is a near certainty," she said.
The addition of just 114,000 jobs in July spooked the market when the data was released at the beginning of August as it raised fears the US economy may tip into recession.
"If we see a pricing out of interest rate cuts in the aftermath of this week’s payrolls report, we may see a strengthening of the dollar, which could be bad for risk sentiment," she added.
- Key figures around 1530 GMT -
London - FTSE 100: DOWN 0.2 percent at 8,363.84 points (close)
Paris - CAC 40: UP 0.2 percent at 7,646.42 (close)
Frankfurt - DAX: UP 0.1 percent at 18,930.85 (close)
EURO STOXX 50: UP 0.3 percent at 4,973.07 (close)
Tokyo - Nikkei 225: UP 0.1 percent at 38,700.87 (close)
Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: DOWN 1.7 percent at 17,691.97 (close)
Shanghai - Composite: DOWN 1.1 percent at 2,811.03 (close)
New York - Dow: Closed for public holiday
Euro/dollar: UP at $1.1067 from $1.1050 on Friday
Pound/dollar: UP at $1.3147 from $1.3130
Dollar/yen: UP at 147.01 yen from 146.20 yen
Euro/pound: UP at 84.18 pence from 84.15 pence
Brent North Sea Crude: UP less than 0.1 percent at $76.96 per barrel
West Texas Intermediate: UP 0.2 percent at $73.68 per barrel
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