A major global stocks index fell on Friday and the Chinese yuan weakened as financial markets were again jostled by uncertainty over global trade tensions.
| Geopolitical concerns also deepened on news that talks regarding Britain’s split with the European Union had faltered, putting pressure on the British pound.
| MSCI’s gauge of stocks across the globe shed 0.59 per cent.
| “Markets are priced so close to perfection that it really doesn’t take very much of a wobble to any of the bull narratives to catalyze moves in the market, and I think that’s what we’re seeing with the trade headlines,” said Pete Cecchini, chief market strategist with Cantor Fitzgerald.
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The close: Wall Street ends lower on trade uncertainty
