Investing.com - Asian stock markets were mostly weaker on Monday as conflicting economic data from China underscored the country's uneven recovery, while political uncertainty in Europe dampened risk appetites.
Chinese blue-chip shares fell by 0.2% after retail sales for May exceeded expectations with a 3.7% increase. However, both industrial production and fixed-asset investment failed to meet forecasts.
Additional data revealed that home prices in May experienced the fastest drop in a decade, underscoring the ongoing difficulties in the property sector.
This resulted in cautious trading, with MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan falling by 0.1%.
Japan's Nikkei declined by 1.7%, with investors now having to wait six weeks for details of the Bank of Japan's next tightening steps.
Euro Stoxx 50 Futures rebounded by 0.3% after severe losses last week, while FTSE futures rose slightly by 0.4%.
S&P 500 Futures were stable, while Nasdaq 100 Futures increased by 0.1% following a series of record closes.