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FTSE 100 slips as US-North Korea tensions sap risk appetite

European and most Asian stocks started the week in the red amid a new cycle of escalation on the Korean Peninsula

Monday 21 August 2017 at 08:31

FTSE 100 slips as US-North Korea tensions sap risk appetite

UK stocks sagged Monday, falling alongside European and Asian stocks as tensions between the US and North Korea came back in focus, MarketWatch reports.

The FTSE 100 shed 0.2% to 7,313.37, with only the basic materials sector showing an advance. The index on Friday fell 0.9%, reducing its weekly advance to 0.2%.