Ftse Dax and Chinese Stocks

cent: A rally in Chinese stocks had helped offset the latest escalation in the Sino-US trade war in Asia overnight, but too much was going on nearby for Europe to stay upright, according to Nine News Australia. London's FTSE Frankfurt's DAX and Paris' CAC40 were down 0.6 per cent, 0.1 per cent and 0.4 per cent respectively, while German government bonds rose in broad grab for safety. To improve your experience update it here News World Europe stocks dip, US sanctions hit rouble8 27pm Aug 9, stock markets have struggled with trade war worries, Russia's rouble tumbled after the United States imposed fresh sanctions on the country and Turkey's lira dropped to a new low. But the main fireworks were in the currency markets. The rouble slid to its lowest since late 2016, 66 roubles to the dollar. The Russian rouble sank after Washington said it would impose fresh sanctions because it had determined that Moscow had used a nerve agent against a former Russian agent and his daughter in Britain . There were also reports of a new US Senate bill that would impose widespread sanctions on Russia for meddling in US elections. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.