Tencent Securities News reported on the afternoon of August 18, Beijing time, that the European Stoxx 600 Index opened down 0.6%, the biggest drop in a week. Earlier, according to Xinhua News Agency reports, the Catalan autonomous region government, where the Spanish city of Barcelona is located, confirmed on the evening of the 17th that a terrorist attack involving a truck hit people in Barcelona that day has now left 13 people dead and 80 injured, 15 of them seriously injured.

The European Stoxx 600 Index opened down 0.6% to 374.59 points. The German DAX index opened down 0.8% to 12107.33 points. The British FTSE 100 Index opened down 0.7% to 7337.94 points. France's CAC40 index opened down 1% to 5093.95 points.

Xinhua News Agency reports that on the afternoon of the 17th, visitors on Ramblas Pedestrian Street, a historic and scenic spot in central Barcelona, were full of people. A white van suddenly rushed at a high speed to pedestrians, knocking over and running over many people. People screamed and took refuge. The police then arrived to seal off the area, evacuate the people, and hunt down the killer. The dead and injured were then taken to hospital.

After preliminary investigation, the local police announced that this was a terrorist attack, and the corresponding investigation procedures for the terrorist attack had already been initiated. The head of the Catalan autonomous region government, Carles Puigdemont, said that the police have now arrested two suspects

The Chinese Consulate General in Barcelona said that there is currently no news of Chinese citizens being injured.