By Stephen Culp

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York Stock Exchange ended up on Friday, when the big banks launched the first quarter of the results and the investors closed a week of high volatility caused by the world trade war launched by US President Donald Trump.

The Dow Jones index won 1.56%, or 619.05 points, at 40,212.71 points. Standard & Poor’s 500, wider, took 95.31 points, or 1.81%, at 5,363.36 points. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 337.15 points, or 2.06%, at 16,724,456 points.

These increases followed comments from the president of the Boston Federal Reserve, Susan Collins, according to which the Fed is ready to maintain the operation of the financial markets if the need arises.

The three clues increased compared to the fence last Friday, after being shaken throughout the week by a break in American customs duties, especially on European products, as well as by climbing in the trade war between the United States and China.

“Investors are at the heart of this showdown in search of positive signs indicating that the uncertainty that weighs on the market will fade,” said Greg Bassuk, Managing Director of Axs Investments in New York.

“Uncertainty and volatility are the new discourse of investors,” he added. “Everything is ready for increased volatility in the future, and this week’s roller coaster may well be an omen of what awaits us.”

Beijing retaliated to the recent increase in customs duties decided by Donald Trump, who reached a total of 145%. The trade war has caused strong intra -day fluctuations on the markets and propelled the short -term inflation anticipations of consumers to summits.

Jpmorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo have also all mentioned better than expected for the first quarter, but warnings relating to a potential economic slowdown resulting from commercial conflicts have tempered enthusiasm for the banking sector.

Analysts are currently expecting overall profits of the S&P 500 profits of 8.0% for the first three months of the year, which is less optimistic than the increase of 12.2% scheduled for the start of the quarter, according to LSEG data.

Economic data provided additional proof that inflation continues to slow down, the Production Price Index of the Ministry of Labor having dropped unexpectedly by 0.4% last month.

However, consumer morale has further degraded, with inflation anticipations to one year that climbed 6.7%, reaching their highest level since 1981.

In addition to the comments of Susan Collins, the president of the New York Federal Reserve John Williams said that the American economy did not enter a period of high inflation and weak growth, adding that the American federal reserve would act to avoid any phenomenon of “stagflation”.

The 11 main sectors of the S&P 500 have finished in green, materials and technology benefiting from the most important gains.

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(Stephen Culp, with Shashwat Chauhan and Purevi Agarwal, Benjamin Mallet)

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