Global markets were mixed Thursday on worries that the U.S. is on the verge of imposing tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese goods in a mounting trade dispute. Many developing countries are in financial turmoil as rising interest rates and trade disputes rattled investors.
KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, France’s CAC 40 added 0.2 percent to 5,272.12 and Germany’s DAX remained almost flat at 12,043.04. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares added 0.1 percent to 7,387.03. Wall Street was set for a lackluster open. Dow futures added less than 0.1 percent to 25,981.00 and the broader S&P 500 futures, at 2,888.80, was almost flat.
