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• Rising geopolitical tensions sent European shares to their lowest in six months on Tuesday after a missile launch by North Korea sent jitters through Asian trading.
The pan-European STOXX 600 fell 1 percent, firmly on track to make August its third month in a row of losses.
Euro zone stocks and blue-chips also slipped 0.9 percent while Britain’s FTSE .FTSE and France’s CAC 40 .FCHI both fell 1 percent.
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• Japan’s Nikkei share average touched its lowest intraday level in almost four months on Tuesday, as a missile fired by North Korea over Japan put investors on edge and increased the yen’s safe-haven appeal.
The Nikkei ended 0.5 percent lower at 19,362.55. At one point in the morning, it reached 19,280.02, a 0.9 percent drop for the day and the lowest level since May 1.
• China’s major shares indexes moved only marginally on Tuesday as investors paused for breath after a recent rally.
Investors were little fazed by North Korea’s missile launch over Japan, which impacted indexes elsewhere in Asia. China’s share markets are largely driven by domestic factors.
After two sessions of solid gains, there was some profit-taking on Chinese exchanges on Tuesday. The CSI300 index fell 0.2 percent to 3,834.54 points while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.1 percent to 3,365.23 points.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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