(Bloomberg) -- European stocks slid for a third straight session as investors fretted over growing trade tensions between the U.S. and China.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell 1.2 percent in the opening minutes of trading, led lower by miners and tech stocks. Mining shares were particularly badly hit as steel and iron ore plunged 3.5 percent and 5 percent, respectively.

Investors continue to focus on the trade spat between China and the U.S. after U.S. President Donald Trump directed his trade representative to identify $200 billion worth of Chinese goods to be subject to additional tariffs. Oil dropped below $66 a barrel as traders assessed OPEC’s discussions on a compromise over an output increase.

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