Global stocks skid, safe-haven assets jump as U.S. strikes Syria

The U.S. military launched cruise missile strikes ordered by President Donald Trump against a Syrian air base controlled by President Bashar al-Assad`s forces in response to a deadly chemical attack in a rebel-held area, a U.S. official said.

Global stocks skid, safe-haven assets jump as U.S.
Visitors looks at an electronic board showing the Japan's Nikkei average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Photo: Reuters

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