European shares fell at the start of the quarter’s last week in volatile trading as worries about interest rates staying higher for longer and weakness in China-exposed shares weighed on the index.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index (.STOXX) slid 0.4 % on Monday.

Germany’s DAX (.GDAXI) shed 0.3%.

China-exposed luxury stocks such as Kering dropped 2% and LVMH 0.6 %.

AstraZeneca (AZN.L) climbed 0.9 %.

Source: Qatar News Agency