European stocks fell Monday after a weak manufacturing report sent Chinese markets lower, AP reported. Europe got off to a weak start with Britain's FTSE 100 down 0.4 percent to 6,061.56. France's CAC 40 lost 0.5 percent to 4,394.21 and Germany's DAX fell 0.4 percent to 9,761.33. Futures augured a lackluster start for Wall Street. Dow futures were down 0.3 percent and S&P 500 futures fell 0.4 percent. Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 2 percent to 17,865.23 and South Korea's Kospi added 0.7 percent to 1,924.82. Shanghai Composite in mainland China lost 1.8 percent to 2,688.85. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.8 percent to 5,043.60. Stocks in Singapore finished lower but Indonesia was higher. Benchmark U.S. oil was down 40 cents to $33.21 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It finished Friday at $33.62 a barrel, up 40 cents, or 1.2 percent. Brent crude, a benchmark for international oils, fell 37 cents to $35.62 a barrel in London. The dollar rose to 121.18 yen from 121.12 yen on Friday. The euro strengthened to $1.0849 from $1.0831.
