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Global shares slide on China growth fears, dollar gains

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Updated: Tue, Oct 09, 2018
01:00 am
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A gauge of global equity markets fell on Monday amid unease over the impact of the escalating U.S.-Sino trade war on China`s growth, while the dollar gained versus the euro and Italian bond yields spiked on a spat over Italy`s budget plans.

European markets slid, with defensive stocks under pressure as investor confidence took a knock from last week`s spike in Treasury yields and amid heightened expectations for further interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.

The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of leading regional shares closed down 1.14 percent, it`s biggest one-day drop in a month, while MSCI`s gauge of stocks across the globe shed 0.32 percent.

The United States remains concerned about China`s recent currency depreciation, a senior Treasury official said, adding that it was unclear whether Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin would meet with any Chinese officials this week.

Washington last month slapped tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, which prompted Beijing to retaliate with duties on $60 billion worth of U.S. products.

Beijing moved over the weekend to spur more lending. Spot yuan slid to its lowest official close in seven weeks against the dollar on expectations of more easing by China.

Wall Street was mixed on a day the U.S. bond market was closed because of the Columbus Day holiday.

Fear of slowing growth led to a drop in high-flying stocks that have led the U.S. equity rally. The biggest decliners were technology stocks, which tumbled 1.45 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 31.97 points, or 0.12 percent, to 26,479.02. The S&P 500 gained 0.41 points, or 0.01 percent, to 2,885.98 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 42.66 points, or 0.55 percent, to 7,745.79.

Chinese stocks fell in their biggest one-day drop since February after markets re-opened following a week-long holiday in China, with the Shanghai-Shenzhen CSI 300 index down more than 4 percent for only the second time in more than 2-1/2 years.

For the year, Chinese indexes are down about 18 percent.

Yields on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note were at seven-year highs, after a solid jobs report last week raised the likelihood of faster interest rate hikes.

"There`s a hangover from last week`s rapid move in yields and just because the bond market`s closed, doesn`t mean investors are not worried," said Michael Antonelli, managing director, institutional sales trading at Robert W. Baird in Milwaukee.

The yield on Italian government 10-year bonds rose nearly 20 basis points to 3.60 percent, the highest since February 2014, while Italy`s FTSE MIB index fell 2.4 percent to its lowest in more than 17 months.

Italy`s stock market index fell 2.4 percent to its weakest since April 2017.

Brazil`s real currency hit a two-month high and stocks jumped after market-preferred presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro`s strong first-round win on Sunday boosted investor confidence.

The real shot up 2.5 percent and the Bovespa index jumped 4.4 percent.

Gold fell more than 1 percent as investors sought refuge in the dollar, which has been lifted by recent strong U.S. economic data that have reinforced rate hike expectations.

Gold is down more than 12 percent from an April peak largely due to a strong dollar, which reflects a vibrant U.S. economy, rising U.S. rates and fears of a global trade war.

U.S. gold futures settled down 1.41 percent at $1,188.60 an ounce.

"We are seeing some strength in the dollar index and some weakness in the equity market and it doesn`t appear that investors are going for safety in the gold markets at all," said Phil Streible, senior commodities strategist at RJO Futures in Chicago.

The dollar index rose 0.13 percent, with the euro down 0.3 percent to $1.1488. The Japanese yen strengthened 0.65 percent versus the greenback at 112.98.

Oil dropped, pressured by expectations that some Iranian oil exports will keep flowing after the U.S. re-imposes sanctions, easing a strain on supplies.

U.S. crude settled down 5 cents at $74.29 a barrel and Brent fell 25 cents to settle at $83.91.Graphic - Trade tensions in China`s stock, currency markets: https://tmsnrt.rs/2PlCZGr

Graphic - Global assets in 2018: http://tmsnrt.rs/2jvdmXl

Graphic - World FX rates in 2018: http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh

Graphic - Emerging markets in 2018: http://tmsnrt.rs/2ihRugV

Graphic - MSCI All Country World Index Market Cap: http://tmsnrt.rs/2EmTD6j

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