(Reuters) – The New York Stock Exchange opened without much change Friday after a clear increase the day before and while investors digest the announcements of the American president on customs duties and expect details on their implementation.

In the first exchanges, the Dow Jones index opened stable at 44,709.96 points, and the Standard & Poor’s 500, wider, clips 0.05% to 6,118.42 points.

The Nasdaq Composite takes 0.05%, or 9.95 points, at 19,955.59.

The markets continue to assess the implications of Donald Trump’s commercial policy plans, which announced on Thursday a roadmap to establish reciprocal customs duties on imports from countries with taxes on American products.

The reaction of the markets was in any case very measured, investors expecting that there is still room for negotiations.

The market reaction has so far been very moderate, investors hoping for a negotiation margin, and while several announcements from Donald Trump on this subject have already been the subject of a suspension.

Thursday, after the announcement, the New York Stock Exchange continued the gains recorded after the monthly report on American production prices in January, which offered a double reading: when they increased last month, the elements Basic, scrutinized by the American Federal Reserve (Fed) to fix its monetary policy, stagnated or remote.

Shortly before opening Friday, the market learned that retail sales had dropped more than scheduled in January in the United States, icy temperatures may have discouraged consumers.

These figures, which should maintain the Federal Reserve (Fed) on the path of a reduction in interest rates during the year, make the yields of the US Treasury back down.

Lorie Logan, president of the Fed of Dallas, should also speak later in the day.

At the values, the short -term Airbnb rental platform advances 12% after the increase in its quarterly turnover.

(Written by Diana Mandiá)

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