** Shares of economy-linked banks fall in U.S. premarket trading amid a broader sell-off in global equities
** Global stock markets tumbled on Monday as fears of a U.S. recession sent investors fleeing from risk, while wagering that rate cuts would be to rescue growth
** Major banks JPMorgan Chase JPM.N, Wells Fargo WFC.N, Goldman Sachs GS.N, Morgan Stanley MS.N, Citigroup C.N, and Bank of America BAC.N drop between 1.6% and 4.6% before the bell
** Smaller rivals Regions Financial RF.N, Citizens Financial CFG.N, US Bancorp USB.N, Fifth Third Bancorp FITB.O and Northern Trust NTRS.O also fall between 1.8% and 2.4% premarket
** The Labor Department on Friday said payrolls increased by 114,000 jobs last month, well short of the 175,000 average forecast by economists polled by Reuters
** The U.S. unemployment rate jumped to a three-year high of 4.3% in July amid a significant slowdown in hiring, heightening fears the labor market was deteriorating and potentially making the economy vulnerable to a recession
** Although bank profits are typically boosted by higher rates they are also very sensitive to economic fluctuations with concerns about bad loans and falling loan demand amid an economic downturn
** As of last close, S&P 500 Banks Index .SPXBK, tracking a basket of large-cap bank stocks, down 7.2% month-to-date vs a 3.2% decline in the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX
** KBW Regional Banking Index .KRX has lost 7.6% over the same period
(Reporting by Manya Saini in Bengaluru)