Asian shares battle as US-China tariffs darken global mood
E-mini futures for US S&P 500, Japan’s Nikkei, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan drop, but mainland Chinese shares are up
02 September 2019 - 08:37
Tokyo — Global stock prices fell on Monday after the US and China imposed new tariffs on each other’s goods, reinforcing investors’ worries over slowing global growth.
The E-mini futures for US S&P 500 fell as much as 1.06% in early trade and last stood down 0.39%...
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