(Reuters) – The New York Stock Exchange opened up on Monday after the new announcements of the Donald Trump administration on customs duties, which suggest a softening of the United States’s commercial policy.
In the first exchanges, the Dow Jones index earns 511.13 points, or 1.27%, at 40,723.84 points and the Standard & Poor’s 500, wider, increased from 1.78% to 5,458.64 points.
The Nasdaq Composite takes 2.39%, or 399.46 points, to 17,123.91 points.
A certain calm returned to the markets on Monday, volatility indicators fell and positive signs are felt after the US administration has granted smartphones and computers a “reciprocal” customs duties.
The US customs service published in the night of Friday to Saturday a list of product categories benefiting from this exemption, having an initially hoping for a break, even a de -escalation, in the trade war that Beijing and Washington are engaged, which borne customs duties on Chinese products 145%.
Mislav Matejka, strategist at JP Morgan, believes that it is too early to say that the markets are out of danger, while stressing the difficulty of making forecasts on the continuation of events.
The American Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, said that exempt technological products would be subject to new customs duties in the next two months. According to analysts at Deutsche Bank, these product categories represent around 20% of American imports from China.
A investigation by the New York Federal Reserve, scheduled later, will be monitored in the day, will be monitored to detect any change in inflation expectations, after data from a survey published on Friday showed a brutal fall in consumer morale, as well as inflation expectations at their highest level since 1981.
At the values, the technology sector progresses after the latest announcements by Donald Trump. Apple gained 7.2% and Nvidia took 1.89%.
Goldman Sachs advances 2.60% after reporting on a 15% increase in his first quarter on Monday, market volatility that has contributed to record revenues in trading and on the bond market.
(Written by Mara Vîlcu, edited by Kate Entringer)
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