MANILA, Philippines (AP) — European shares were trading lower on Friday following a mixed session in Asia as investors awaited a key U.S. inflation report.

Economists expect the U.S. personal consumption expenditures index, due later in the day, to show inflation remained at about 2.6% in July.

The futures for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 0.3%. Oil prices were also lower.

In early European trading, Germany's DAX shed 0.6% to 23,901.77 as the latest figures showed unemployment remained at 6.3% in July, for a sixth straight month. Adjusted for seasonal factors, it topped 3 million for the first time in a decade.

Britain's FTSE 100 lost 0.3% to 9,191.08 while the CAC 40 in Paris fell 0.7% to 7,712.11.

During Asian trading, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 fell 0.3% to 42,718.

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