Stock Market News (European Open) – Equity markets shrug off N. Korean story; DAX hits fresh record-high

Out of Asia, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 0.5%. The Shanghai Composite added 0.8% after being closed for holidays the previous week, and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.5%. Japanese and South Korean markets were shut for holidays. Concerns over tensions in the Korean peninsula might had resurfaced after comments by US President Donald Trump and […]