London (UKX) -0.7%
Retail sales in the UK declined 1.2% month-over-month in June, following a 2.9% rise in May.
Germany (DAX:IND) -0.8%
France (CAC:IND) -0.8%
Spain’s trade shortfall shrank to EUR 2.3 billion in May from EUR 3.1 billion in the same month last year.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 (STOXX) fell -0.6% on Friday, set for weekly loss, dragged down by an extended rout in global technology shares amid concerns over U.S. trade restrictions on China, which are negatively impacting chipmakers. On the corporate front, investors are also keeping a close watch on quarterly earnings reports. Travel and leisure shares led the losses, while miners fell, tracking lower commodity prices.
Coming up in the session: Canada retail sales awaited later in the day.
In the bond market, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield was up 1 basis point at 4.20%.
Germany’s 10-year yield was up 2 basis points to 2.43%.
U.K.’s 10-year yield was up less than 1 basis point to 4.07%.
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