London midday: Stocks turn lower as trade war fears weigh

London stocks fell into the red on Monday as the threat of a US-China trade war and political developments in Germany kept investors on edge. By midday the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% to 7,640.02, while the pound erased some of its earlier losses but was still down 0.2% against the dollar at 1.3257 and 0.2% lower versus the euro at 1.1417. Rebecca O'Keeffe, head of investment at Interactive Investor, said: "The negotiating style of President Trump had allowed investors to assume that his threats were ...

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