European shares have opened lower for the third consecutive day after Japan led Asian indices lower overnight.
The FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 5,797 in early trading, with the EuroStoxx 50 also opening 0.2% lower before trading flat on the day at 270 as of 9:30am. Earlier Japan's Nikkei closed at a two-month low of 8,596 having shed 2% overnight amid ongoing concerns over the impact of its territorial dispute with China. US shares also closed lower, the S&P 500 falling 1% to 1,441 and the Dow dropping 0.8% to 13,473. Aluminium producer Alcoa kicked off the Q3 earnings season by beating analysts' forecasts, but expectations remain that corporate results for the quarter will disappoint. In t...
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