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European stock markets weaken at open
LONDON, Aug 9, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Europe’s stock markets dipped in opening
deals on Thursday, with sentiment rattled by trade worries centred on China
and Russia.
London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index of top blue-chip companies declined 0.4
percent to 7,742.07 points compared with the closing level on Wednesday.
In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX 30 dropped 0.1 percent to 12,623.14
points and the Paris CAC 40 shed 0.3 percent to 5,487.92.
Asian markets mostly brushed off China’s tit-for-tat response to US
President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats, but concerns about the impact
of an all-out trade war are keeping optimism in check.
Washington has meanwhile imposed fresh sanctions on Russia over Moscow’s
involvement in the attempted killing of a former spy in Britain.
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