European stocks look set to open on a flat note Monday, with most markets closed for New Year holidays.
Asian markets traded mixed in thin holiday trade, with benchmark indexes in South Korea and Indonesia trading slightly lower while India's Sensex was seeing a modest gain.
U.S. stock markets will remain closed later today in observance of the New Year's Day holiday.
Growth worries persist as a report showed that Chinese manufacturing contracted at the sharpest pace in almost three years in December.
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.