UPDATE 1-London's FTSE 100 falls over 1% amid global stock slump For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Investment banking, personal goods sectors lead declines US labor growth misses expectations; unemployment rate rises FTSE 100 down 1.3%, FTSE 250 off 3.0% Updated at 1540 GMT By Purvi Agarwal and Shubham Batra Aug 2 (Reuters) - London stocks rounded the week off with heavy losses amid a global risk-off mood after a weak U.S.

Italy - Factors to watch on August 2 The following factors could affect Italian markets on Friday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on IT/DIA . ECONOMY Italy posted a state sector budget surplus of 2.4 billion euros ($2.59 billion) in July compared to a surplus of 15.83 billion euros in the same month last year, Treasury data showed on Thursday.

Ferragamo's operating profit drops 41% in first half MILAN, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Operating profit at Salvatore Ferragamo SFER.MI declined 41% in the first half of the year, as revenues slowed down in all the main regions, the luxury group said on Thursday. Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) came in at 28 million euros ($30.2 million) in the first half, beating analysts expectations of a drop to 20 million euros, according to a consensus cited by Italian broker Equita.

BRIEF-Ferragamo H1 EBIT EUR 28 Mln Aug 1 (Reuters) - Salvatore Ferragamo SpA SFER.MI : Q2 REVENUE EUR 296 MILLION H1 EBIT EUR 28 MILLION H1 NET PROFIT EUR 5.7 MILLION Further company coverage: SFER.MI (Gdansk Newsroom)

Italy - Factors to watch on August 1 The following factors could affect Italian markets on Thursday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on IT/DIA . ECONOMY July PMI manufacturing HCOB data (0745 GMT). ISTAT releases June unemployment rate date (0800 GMT).