KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, Germany's DAX was down 0.1 percent at 12,210 while the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares fell 0.3 percent to 7,308. US-CHINA: Trump will be in focus over the rest of the trading week as investors assess his meeting in Florida with Xi, which begins later Thursday. "If Trump decides to play hardball and maintains his harsh rhetoric on China, then risk aversion may intensify consequently sending investors rushing towards safe-haven assets." ASIA'S DAY: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 1.4 percent to finish at 18,597.06, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dipped 0.3 percent to 5,856.30. CURRENCIES: The euro was flat at $1.0664 while the dollar was up 0.2 percent at 110.85 yen.

Source: ABC News April 06, 2017 05:39 UTC