European shares close down, Wall Street falls on earnings anxiety – Reuters.com

European shares close down, Wall Street falls on earnings anxiety – Reuters.com

WASHINGTON/MILAN, April 26 (Reuters) - U.S. shares fell on Tuesday and European stocks extended losses for a third session as investors warily awaited U.S. tech earnings and worries over global growth lingered.

China's COVID-19 curbs and fears of aggressive U.S. Federal Reserve tightening continued to damp risk appetite and lifted the dollar to new two-year highs.

Oil prices rebounded in volatile trading and gold prices rose on safe-haven buying.