(Reuters) – The New York Stock Exchange opened in dispersed order on Friday, investors showing caution in the face of the upcoming taxation of American customs duties in several countries and the fall in technological values.
In the first exchanges, the Dow Jones index earns 80.08 points, or 0.19%, at 5,862.48 points, and the Standard & Poor’s 500, wider, increased from 0.02% to 5,862.48 points.
The Nasdaq Composite, on the other hand, gives way 0.33%, or 62.06 points, to 18,482.36
The main clues hesitate again this Friday after a particularly difficult session the day before, during which the heavy fall of Nvidia and the concerns of trade policies of the United States caused a clear decline in the world scholarships.
Technological values ​​continue to weigh heavily on the markets today, dropping the Nasdaq.
The inflation figures PCE, which were eagerly awaited from investors after a salvo of data revealing a slowdown in the first world economy, proved to be in line with expectations earlier in the day with an increase of 0.3% of consumer expenses over a month.
The global markets are nevertheless particularly volatile this week while Donald Trump’s latest decisions in terms of customs duties have again fueled the fears of a world trade war.
On the values ​​side, Nvidia continues its fall started the day before, yielding 1.5% after its results failed to convince the markets. Super microphone falling 8% in its wake.
(Written by Pauline Foret)
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