European shares trim gains after Trump comments on China tariffs

May 30, 2025 8:45 AM EDT

FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, May 27, 2025. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) -Europe's benchmark STOXX 600 index trimmed its gains on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said China had violated an agreement on tariffs with the United States.

The STOXX 600 dropped after Trump's post on Truth Social, but was last up 0.2% on the day. A measure of European volatility spiked and was last up 0.2 points at 19.19.

(Reporting by Lucy Raitano, editing by Dhara Ranasinghe)



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