Germany's DAX

KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, France's CAC-40 climbed 0.5 percent to 4,545 while Germany's DAX rose 0.6 percent to 10,102. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was 0.5 percent higher at 6,073. Wall Street is closed Monday for the Labor Day holiday.

KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, Germany's DAX fell 1.3 percent to 10,547, while Britain's FTSE slipped 0.6 percent to 6,363. The CAC40 in France was 1.3 percent lower at 4,821. Wall Street looked set for losses at the open too with Dow futures and the broader S&P 500 futures down 0.7 percent.

CHINA CONCERS: Worries over China, the world's number 2 economy, were once again the catalyst for Thursday's declines. 

KEEPING SCORE: France's CAC 40 dropped 0.6 percent to 5,088.22, while Germany's DAX lost 0.2 percent to 11,413.80. Britain's FTSE 100 edged down 0.2 percent to 6,673.48. Greece's stock market fell for a second day since reopening after a five-week shutdown, though its losses were modest at 2 percent.

U.S. shares also appeared to be set to drift lower, with the S&P and Dow futures both 0.2 percent lower.