World Stocks Have Third Straight Down Day

LONDON (Reuters) - Global stock markets fell for a third straight day on Monday, hurt by worries over the escalation of trade disputes between world powers and a deepening sell-off across emerging market currencies. FILE PHOTO - People check their mobile phones as they stand outside the entrance of the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain. Aug 23, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls With U.S. markets closed for Labor Day, trading activity was generally subdued. European shares were largely flat . GDAXI . FCHI, although London's blue-chip FTSE rallied almost 1 percent .