Brussels: Europeansharesdropped on Thursday, in their fourth straight session of declines, astradeoptimism stemming from US-China trade talks faded, while mounting geopolitical tensions led to themarketsbeing more cautious.
According to Qatar News Agency, the pan-European STOXX 600 was down 0.4 percent at 549.41 points, while most regional bourses were also in the red. In the market, travel and leisure stocks were the worst hit, down 1.7 percent, while industrial miners fell 1.1 percent.
Among stocks, BE Semiconductor Industries (BESI) jumped 7.7 percent after raising its long-term financial targets ahead of its investor day. Tesco gained 1.3 percent after Britain's biggest food retailer's domestic sales growth accelerated in its first quarter.