Global growth concerns drag down European shares

* FTSEurofirst 300 index falls 1.4 percent

* Miners tumble on global growth worries

* Hermes slips after LVMH denies planning takeover bid

By Joanne Frearson

LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - European shares fell to a three-month closing low on Friday and posted their sixth week of losses after downbeat Chinese trade data stoked concerns about the outlook for global growth and company earnings.

Fears of a slowdown in global growth were sparked after China's export data came in just short of analysts' expectations, with mining stocks in particular hit by concerns over a weakening outlook for raw materials. [ID:nL3E7HA0B2]

The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 <.FTEU3> index of top shares closed down 1.4 percent at 1,089.55 points, and fell 1.9 percent for the week, with volume at 91.4 percent of its 90-day average.

"Markets are not very happy and it is all to do with the loss of momentum in the global economy, and the extent to which that might translate into a loss of earnings," Mike Lenhoff, chief strategist at Brewin Dolphin, said.

"There are concerns about the sustainability of the recovery and I probably expect the market to fall another 2 percent, and then see some support around 1,050-1,070, near its March low."

The mining sector was one of the major market drags, tracking metal prices lower after the Chinese trade data, with the STOXX Europe 600 Basic Resources index <.SXPP> shedding 2.1 percent.

Kazakh miner ENRC was one of the worst performers in the sector, falling 7.5 percent after a source said a third independent director was considering quitting. [ID:nLDE7591M5]

Oil stocks also featured heavily on the downside, tracking a sharp drop in crude after news Saudi Arabia would offer more of the commodity to Asian customers. The STOXX Europe 600 Oil & Gas index <.SXEP> was down 1.5 percent.

The Euro STOXX 50 volatility index .V2TX, one of Europe's main fear gauges, rose nearly 8 percent to a one-week high, signalling a rise in investor aversion to risk.

Nomura said fund investors globally for the week June 2-8, turned sellers, with net outflow of $7.2 billion in equities, after moderate net inflow of $1.8 billion the previous week.

DENIAL

There was strong selling interest in French luxury group Hermes , which fell 4.8 percent on volume at 268.8 percent of its 90-day average, after LVMH denied speculation it was planning a takeover bid for its smaller peer.

Overall trading in the market was choppy, and stocks briefly pared early session losses after the German parliament backed additional aid to Greece, with Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble saying that private creditors would share the costs.

However, European Union leaders have still to finalise a new rescue package for Greece at a Brussels summit on June 23-24, and the European Central Bank has said it is opposed to any scheme for private creditors that would cause a "credit event".

After a lower open on Wall Street, the market continued its slide.

"The (market) falls are because of general concern over global growth," Mark Priest, trader at ETX Capital, said. "Greece is an ongoing issue and is old news."

(Reporting by Joanne Frearson; Editing by David Hulmes)