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BEIJING | Global shares tumble after Wall Street sell-off

BEIJING— Global stock prices tumbled Wednesday after Wall Street plunged amid confusion about what Washington and Beijing agreed to in a tariff cease-fire.

KEEPING SCORE: In early trading, London’s FTSE 100 index fell 1.3 percent to 6,932.04 and German’s DAX lost 1.1 percent to 11.207.49. France’s CAC 40 retreated 1.2 percent to 4,951.74. On Tuesday, the DAX lost 1.1 percent, the CAC 40 shed 0.8…

BEIJING | Asia shares sink after Wall Street sell-off

BEIJING— Asian stocks sank Wednesday after Wall Street plunged amid confusion about what Washington and Beijing agreed to in a tariff cease-fire.

KEEPING SCORE: Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 1.8 percent to 26,765.27 points and the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.7 percent to 2,845.61. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 lost 0.7 percent to 21,887.65 and Seoul’s Kospi retreated 0.8 percent to 2,097.18. Sydney’s…