All sectors were trading in negative territory, sendingpan-regional STOXX 600 benchmark index down 1.1 percentto its lowest level since February 2017.
Euro zone indexes including the export-sensitive DAXalso fell more than 1 percent but remained above earlyMarch lows, while the FTSE dipped 0.5 percent to fresh15-month lows.
All eyes were on the response from
"We do not expect a full-blown trade war, but the risk ofescalation may lead to bouts of risk aversion in financialmarkets," said Credit Suisse in its investment daily.
In the corporate arena, Indivior plunged 19 percentfollowing a
Among the few gainers, GSK rose 3 percent after itpulled out of the bidding war for Pfizer's consumer healthbusiness <PFE.N,> following in the footsteps of ReckittBenckiser earlier this week.(Reporting by Danilo Masoni, Editing by Helen Reid)