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While markets across Europe took a break over the long Easter holiday, Asian markets fluctuated between gains and losses, weighed down by expected weak Chinese manufacturing data to be released this week.

Shares across Asia fell on Thursday after latest Chinese manufacturing data came in at a seven-month low.

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Impending US employment data expected to show a further improvement in the country's economy sparked gains for equity indices around the globe overnight.

The FTSE 100 was down as much as 0.5% this morning, mimicking losses seen globally, as investors reacted to poor economic data.

Asian stock markets swung between losses and gains overnight after a slowdown in Chinese trade data.

Japan's Nikkei index slid for the second day in a row on Tuesday, after weak economic data in the US made investors wary of taking on risk.

Japan's Nikkei fell for a second day overnight, while indices around the world also moved lower, as investors pull money out of the market on fears of imminent tapering by the US Fed.

Japanese shares soared overnight, with the Nikkei index seeing its biggest one-day gain for three months, as Asian shares rebounded after last week's slide.