{"id":193494,"date":"2023-09-11T11:39:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T11:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/?p=193494"},"modified":"2023-09-11T11:39:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T11:39:23","slug":"european-shares-set-to-open-lower-as-china-optimism-fades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/business\/european-shares-set-to-open-lower-as-china-optimism-fades\/","title":{"rendered":"European Shares Set To Open Lower As China Optimism Fades"},"content":{"rendered":"
European stocks look set to open on a sluggish note Tuesday after markets<\/span> in the U.S. were shut overnight for the Labour Day holiday. <\/p>\n Asian markets were broadly lower as mainland Chinese and Hong Kong stocks slipped after posting strong gains the previous day on news of China lowering down-payment thresholds for both first-time and second-time homebuyers. <\/p>\n Growth worries returned to the fore after a private-sector survey showed that China’s services activity expanded at the slowest pace in eight months in August amid sluggish demand. <\/p>\n Elsewhere, South Korea’s headline inflation accelerated at a faster-than-expected pace in August, keeping the door open for potential rate hikes. <\/p>\n The Reserve Bank of Australia held rates steady for a third month but flagged more increases. <\/p>\n In a speech in London on Monday, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde avoided giving an indication of whether the central bank will raise or hold interest rates next week.<\/p>\n The dollar and Treasury yields were steady in Asian trade amid a dearth of important news. <\/p>\n Gold struggled for direction while oil prices held near nine-month highs on expectations of an extension in supply cuts into October. <\/p>\n Final Purchasing Managers’ survey results from the euro area and the U.K. are the top economic news due later in the day. <\/p>\n European stocks closed lower on Monday, giving up early gains on China stimulus optimism and hopes of Fed rate pause. The pan European STOXX 600 ended flat with a negative bias.<\/p>\n The German DAX edged down marginally, while France’s CAC 40 and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 both eased around 0.2 percent. <\/p>\n