MARKETS LIVE: London stocks head lower
London stocks opened lower after the Easter holidays following a mixed session in Asia overnight as tensions over the weekend between the US and North Korea grew.
The Hang Seng in Hong Kong slipped by 0.9 per cent, China's benchmark Shanghai composite shed 0.1 per cent.
President Donald Trump warned North Korea yesterday that it needs to keep its nuclear ambitions in check.
Politics will likely take centre stage again this week as trouble simmers over the North Korean peninsula
Elsewhere quarter two earnings in the US continue, with Bank of America and Goldman Sachs set to release results.