10.06.201306:05:22UTC+00European stocks dive after poor China data

European stock markets opened a little lower on Monday, as investors digested lackluster data from China, but also found support in an upbeat trading day in Japan. Data out over the weekend from China displayed export progress slumped unexpectedly and inflation grew a slower-than-expected pace in May. The Stoxx Europe 600 index was slightly lower at 295.31, with mining firms posting some of the biggest losses. Shares of Rio Tinto PLC gave up 1.5% and BHP Billiton PLC missed 1.2%. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index surrendered 0.3% to 6,391.61. France's CAC 40 index slumped 0.1% to 3,867.23, while Germany's DAX 30 index inched 0.2% higher to 8,267.58.