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(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window) FTSE 100 down 0.1%, FTSE 250 flat
June 7 (Reuters) - The export-heavy FTSE 100 slipped on Monday as lower oil prices and glum export data from China took the shine off the boost from a weaker pound, while NetScientific jumped on a deal to globally sell a COVID-19 test.
The FTSE 100 was down 0.1% by 0707 GMT, tracking a decline in other European indexes on caution around rising inflation and fears of a sooner-than-expected tightening in global monetary policy.
Shares in Malaysian oil and gas service provider Serba Dinamik slumped for a second straight day on Tuesday after its auditor questioned more than 3.5 billion ringgit ($850 million)in contracts and transactions .
British shares struggled for direction on Friday as investors stayed away from making big bets ahead of domestic construction activity data and U.S. jobs numbers, while airline stocks came under pressure on tightening of travel restrictions.
Experian Plc, the world's largest credit data firm, faces a potential impact on up to 40% of its revenue if the Biden administration overhauls credit reporting and scoring in the United States, brokerage RBC said on Thursday.
Shares in Italy's Illimity rose as much as 6% on Thursday lifted by a report privately-owned ION Group is interested in the Italian digital lender and bad loan specialist. Italian daily Il Messaggero reported in its MoltoEconomia supplement that ION wanted to take a "significant.