CNBC Daily Open: Conflicting signals on U.S. jobs market

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This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here . Nikkei leads Asia losses Japan stocks led losses in Asia on Monday with the Nikkei 225 and Topix sharply down despite the country skirting a technical recession. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index as well as the CSI 300 bucked the wider decline, logging gains. Wall Street ended Friday's session lower as investors look ahead to key inflation data due later...