(Reuters) – The New York Stock Exchange opened on Friday, caution winning after the losses of the day before and while the threat of American customs duties still weighs on the morale of investors.
In the first exchanges, the Dow Jones index loses 234.30 points, or 0.53%, at 43,942.35 points and the Standard & Poor’s 500, wider, fell from 0.09% to 6,112.18 points.
The Nasdaq Composite, on the other hand, takes 0.16%, or 31.14 points, at 19,993.50 points.
The main American clues evolve in dispersed order at the opening this Friday after having dropped Thursday in the wake of Walmart, while investors delay while waiting for more information as to the customs duties promised by Donald Trump and monetary policy to Coming from the federal reserve.
“Despite the more relaxed attitude of the American president (Donald) Trump this week about customs duties, market participants remain worried about what awaits them,” said Achilleas Georgolopoulos, Senior Market Analyst at XM, in a note .
Investors are also waiting for the publication, at 3:00 p.m. GMT, of the feeling index of the University of Michigan. Analysts expect what remains stable in February after 67.8 in January.
On the values ​​side, Block loses 8.5% after reporting on a turnover below the fourth quarter. The title lost 7.3% before opening.
United Health yields 7.78% after press information that the American Department of Justice has opened an investigation into group practices in relation to the Medicare program. In its wake, Humana fell by 3.83%.
(Written by Pauline Foret, edited by Augustin Turpin)
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