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The pan-European STOXX 600 index edged 0.2% lower, while Spain’s IBEX 35 index gained 0.6%, as of 0712 GMT.
Inditex rose nearly 4% after it said sales of its spring-summer collection jumped by 16% over the past month.
European retailers jumped 2.2%, leading sectoral gains, while miners shed 0.7%.
China’s exports shrank much faster than expected in May, while imports extended declines with a grim outlook for global demand, especially from developed markets.
China-exposed luxury giant and Europe’s most valuable firm LVMH fell 0.5%.
Worries also remained of further interest rate hikes by major central banks, including the European Central Bank and U.S. Federal Reserve next week, in the face of slowing economic growth.
