President Trump leaving the door open to a retaliatory attack did not seem to cause many worries in the markets Issei Kato/ReutersGlobal markets largely shrugged off geopolitical tensions after the latest missile testing by North Korea, despite President Trump leaving the door open for a retaliatory attack against Pyongyang. While some investment assets perceived as offering a safe haven rose earlier, the Nikkei share index in Asia closed less than 1 per cent lower, down 0.93 per cent at 19,508.25. In London, the FTSE 100 was trading just 10.14 points lower at 7,428.36 by late morning. The FTSE 250, meanwhile, fell 68.77 points to 19,717.41. Brent crude dropped 21 cents, or…

Source: The Times September 04, 2017 07:52 UTC