India, June 12 -- European stocks traded lower on Thursday, with U.S.-China trade tensions and escalating tensions in the Middle East keeping investors worried.
There was no relief from the U.S.-China trade truce as the much-hyped framework agreement lacked specifics.
Elsewhere, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed diminished confidence in reaching a nuclear deal with Iran, emphasizing that Iran must not acquire nuclear weapons.
Also, the U.S. has initiated a partial evacuation of its embassy in Iraq and authorized voluntary departures from Bahrain and Kuwait, citing heightened security concerns.
The pan European STOXX 600 fell 0.8 percent to 547.35 after declining 0.3 percent on Wednesday.
The German DAX tumbled 1.3 percent, France's...