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• European stocks moved slightly lower on Thursday morning as investors monitored new corporate earnings and geopolitical tensions surrounding North Korea.
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• Asian stocks turned lower on Thursday as investors fretted about the simmering tensions between the United States and North Korea, sending Seoul shares skidding to two-month lows even as the previous day's rush into safe-haven assets appeared to slow.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slipped 1 percent, snapping a brief foray into positive territory early in the day and extended losses from Wednesday.
• Japanese stocks finished slightly lower after a choppy session on Thursday, as investors kept a wary watch on tension over North Korea ahead of Japan's long weekend.
The Nikkei finished down 8.97 points, or 0.1 percent, at 19,729.74, erasing early morning gains.
• China stocks ended lower as investors took a cue from weak regional and global markets, selling off shares in materials firms that had benefited from a recent rally.
The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 0.4 percent, to 3,715.92 points. The Shanghai Composite Index also also lost 0.4 percent, clsoing at 3,261.75 points.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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