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Sign up for Reuters newsletters   Morning Bid Europe Morning Bid Europe A look at the day ahead in European and global markets   By Ankur Banerjee, Asia Finance & Markets Breaking News Correspondent   Latest Market Data Last updated at 4:28 AM GMT time Data refreshes every time you open this email. For more European market news, click here . Please send any feedback to morningbid@thomsonreuters.com . European markets are poised for a strong start to the second half of the year after the  first round of voting  in France put the  far-right  National Rally (RN) party ahead, but with a smaller share than some polls had projected, lifting the  euro  to a two-week high.   Today's Market News Asia's factory activity expands in June on solid global deman d Asia stocks stutter, euro rises after first round vo...

Focus on China's factory activity Sign up for Reuters newsletters   Morning Bid Asia Morning Bid Asia A look at the day ahead in Asian and global markets   By Jamie McGeever , Columnist, Global Finance & Markets   Latest Market Data Last updated at 4:28 AM GMT time Data refreshes every time you open this email. For more Asian market news, click here . Please send any feedback to morningbid@thomsonreuters.com . Asian market trading on Monday kicks off the new week, quarter and second half of the year with investors' focus locked on a data-heavy economic calendar, especially the latest snapshot of Chinese factory activity.  The Caixin manufacturing purchasing managers index report for June will go a long way to showing whether the recovery in the world's second largest economy is gathering momentum, struggling, or going into reverse....