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·       European markets hovered around the flatline on Monday as investors geared up for the latest in corporate earnings, while keeping an eye on geopolitics and oil.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.03 percent lower with the different sectors moving in opposite directions.

·       Asian stocks dipped on Monday as investors braced for a bevy of earnings from the world’s largest corporations, while keeping a wary eye on U.S. bond yields as they approach peaks that have triggered market spasms in the past.

Traders were also anxiously awaiting surveys on global manufacturing for April to see if economic softness in the first quarter was just a passing phase linked to poor weather and the Lunar New Year holidays.

In stock markets, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS fell 0.4 percent, with South Korea .KS11 off 0.2 percent.

·       Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Monday as index heavyweight stocks such as SoftBank and Terumo lost ground, offsetting gains in financials, which rallied after U.S. yields rose.

The Nikkei ended down 0.3 percent at 22,088.04 points.

·       China’s major stock indexes ended little changed on Monday, though tech firms were sold amid ZTE woes.

The blue-chip CSI300 index ended up 0.2 percent at 3,766.33 points, while the Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.1 percent to 3,068.01 points.

All eyes were on China’s ZTE, which is seeking a resolution to a U.S. ban on selling it parts and software that it has said threatens its survival.