Markets on tenterhooks as US-China standoff continues
The FTSE 100 index in London is trading 7 points lower after the open, slipping 0.1% to 7164. Meanwhile, European shares are higher in early trading. Germany’s Dax up 0.6% France’s CAC 40 up 0.3% Italy’s FTSE MiB up 0.
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