A strong nerves meeting was the first of the new brokerage week on Wall Street, due to the new confusion caused by a US duties that was later denied by the White House.

In particular, the confusion caused reports stating that White House financial adviser Kevin Hasset said Donald Trump is considering “freezing” the sweeping duties imposed last Wednesday for 90 days to all countries with all countries.

Reports prompted the basic index of the US market to erase within a few minutes of more than 4% and move strongly. The recovery, however to negative territoryto finally close, after several ups and downs and vigorous volatility with mixed signs.

In particular, the industrial index Dow Jones which started with a dip of up to 1,700 units, as soon as the publication was released, it made an impressive 2,595 -unit rebound, but it did not last long, with the index returning to negative territory where it remained until closed, but finishing the meeting with only 350% or 350%.

A similar course was followed by the wider index S&P 500which closed with a slight decrease of 0.23% to 5,062.25 points, although I was losing up to 4.7% in the low days, in the temporary bear market as it is now almost 18% lower than the historic high record in February.

Nasdaq also showed a vigorous volatility, but eventually managed to complete the day marginally higher at 15,603.26 points, with a 0.10%profit, although intra -conference reached a “dive” of more than 5%.

‘Dive’ and close close to the low day for European stock markets

The temporary rise of the US market has caused a brief recovery of shares in Europe, but also deflated after the White House was denied, with European stock markets returning to deep red and finally closing near the low day.

In particular, European shares slid down at a low 16 -month -old At the start of the transactions as the duties imposed last week by Donald Trump have raised enormous concerns for investors for the extent to which the main US trade partners can be affected while being afraid of a global recession as the US president not only insisted on the US president.

The pan -European index Stoxx 600 It opened with nearly 6%, but on the way and after several intense fluctuations, it closed with a 4.5% dip to 474.02 points, while Euro Stoxx 50 with the Eurozone’s “heavy paper” crashed.

In Frankfurt, the dach which recorded nearly 9.5% in the opening, after temporarily extinguished its losses after the US exacerbation, returned to “deep red” and closed 4.26% lower, while a “dip” of 4.78% was recorded by 4.78%. French CAC 40. Even higher losses of 5.2% was recorded by Milan index FTSE MIBwhile at -5.1% closed the Ibex 35 in Madrid.

At the same time the FTSE 100 In London he completed the transactions near the low day, recording a drop of 4.4%.

The Athens Stock Exchange succumbed to international panic

The Greek Stock Exchange was in a free fall in the first meeting of the week, as it succumbed to the international panic that has caused Trump duties and the rapid escalation of the trade war that has triggered fears of financial slowdown and inflation and interest rates.

With today’s decline, the domestic stock market has zeroed the high profits it recorded since the beginning of 2025, and today only a capitalization of € 7.93 billion has disappeared. In total, € 14,985 billion has been lost in the last three meetings from the market value of the market.

More specifically, the General Index closed at 1,478.92 points, with a “dip” of 7.43%, while intra-conference crashed up to 1,455.08 points (-8.92%).

The value of the transactions amounted to EUR 404,353 million, with 95,810,962 shares.

The high capitalization index declined 7.72%, while the mid -capitalization index fell to 7.15%.

Under $ 60. The oil

At the same time, fears that the duties imposed by President Trump will drive the US – and possibly other economies – in recession and thus hurt the demand for fuel have led oil prices below $ 60 per barrel.

More specifically, the contract of crude type West Texas Intermediate May Delivery, which earlier dropped a barrel to low $ 58.95 where its price was last found in April 2021, reports 2% to $ 60.75 a barrel, while oil Brent June 2025, which is also a worldwide benchmark, fell 1.22% to $ 64.78 a barrel, slightly recovering from the low dollars of $ 62.51 a barrel.

Falling black gold prices comes in the wake of concerns that duties may create higher costs in businesses, which could lead to a slowdown in economic activity, which in turn will hurt the demand for oil.

Collapse on Asian stock markets

A dip in Hong Kong’s Stock Exchange dip this afternoon local time, at its worst meeting for over 16 years. The index Hanged lost 12.4% and was at 20,021.32 points around 09:00 Greek time and It closed at 13.2%, the largest daily decline since 1997.

Also the Chinese index CSI 300 It fell 6.2% by recording the biggest daily losses since the world financial crisis.

The shares of the Chinese technological giants Alibaba and Tencent declined more than 8%.

The Japanese index Nikkei 225 It sank earlier by 9% while closing 7.68%.

The Japanese Topix bank index sank up to 9.6%.

In the South Korean market the Kospi It recorded losses of up to 8%earlier, while transactions were interrupted for five minutes as the shares recorded a sharp decline.

Receives the Investment Confidence Index

At the same time, the Sentix investment confidence index fell to -19.5 points, its lowest level since October 2023, from -2.9 in March.

Sentix explains that “Trump’s bailing hammer” has forged optimism, with financial expectations for the eurozone now falling at a record rate.

US economic expectations have fallen to the lowest level since October 2008, while the shock of duties triggered fears of a global recession.