European markets mixed amid uncertainty over trade policies

European stocks showed mixed performance on Monday as investors focused on unsettled US trade policies ahead of this week’s European Central Bank (ECB) meeting.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index slipped 0.37 per cent by 8:32 GMT, weighed down by a 0.33 per cent fall in Germany’s DAX and a 0.37 per cent decline in France’s CAC 40.

Spain’s IBEX 35 bucked the trend with a 0.25 per cent rise, while the UK’s FTSE 100 posted a modest gain of 0.15 per cent.

Investors remain cautious as trade tensions cast uncertainty over economic growth prospects in the eurozone.

Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English, Investing

Subediting: Y.Yasser