Shares of surprise tariff avoiders like pharmaceuticals and drinks firms and rate-sensitive stocks such as real estate were among the few to post gains in Europe on Thursday, as fears of a global recession sent wider markets tumbling. The broad STOXX 600 dropped to its lowest in two months and was last down 1.2%, but U.S. index futures fell more, around 3%, as President Donald Trump’s drastic trade tariffs sent investors out of stocks into the safety of bonds and gold. Among the gloom in the stocks world, surprise bright spots appeared, particularly in those sectors where investors had been bracing for high tariffs, but did not see their worst fears materialise.