European Shares Subdued Ahead Of US Data The final composite Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) jumped to 57.1 last month from April's 53.8. Caution prevails as investors await U.S. jobless claims and May private payrolls data today, followed by monthly jobs numbers on Friday for signs of an economic rebound amid rising inflation. The pan European Stoxx 600 slipped 0.2 percent to 450.57 after gaining 0.3 percent on Wednesday. The German DAX and France's CAC 40 both were down around 0.2 percent. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 fell 0.7 percent to snap a three-day winning streak, with ex-dividend trades and B&M European Value Retail's downbeat earnings outlook weighing on markets.