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European shares fell sharply on Friday and looked poised for further hurdles after worse-than-expected jobs data from the United States dealt a fresh blow to recovery expectations for the world's largest economy.

Cyclical stocks led a selloff in the afternoon, when data showed U.S. employers cut back on hiring in April, raising further doubts about economic momentum in Europe's largest export market after an already weak services sector report on Thursday.