(Reuters) - European shares dipped on Monday, extending losses from their sharpest weekly slide this year, as weak data on German industrial orders underscored concerns of a looming recession in the country while investors were on edge ahead of crucial trade talks between the U.S. and China this week.
By 0710 GMT, the pan-European STOXX 600 index (STOXX) was down 0.1%, after it tumbled 4% last week on tensions over transatlantic trade wars and a clutch of weak U.S. and European data.
Germany's DAX (GDAXI) declined 0.2% after data showed German industrial orders fell slightly more than expected in August.
A report that said China officials are increasingly reluctant to agree to a broad trade deal with the United States, kept investors nervous ahead of the trade negotiations starting on Thursday.
Trade-sensitive automakers (SXAP) dropped 1%, leading declines among major sectors.
London-listed shares of HSBC Holdings Plc (L:HSBA) fell 0.7% after a report over the weekend said the banking group was planning to cut up to 10,000 jobs to lower costs.
Austria's AMS (S:AMS) rose 3.5% after the company said it failed in its 4.5 billion euro ($4.9 billion) takeover attempt of German lighting group Osram (DE:OSRn). Osram was the biggest decliner on the STOXX 600, down 4%.