PARIS (Reuters) – The New York Stock Exchange opened in dispersed order on Thursday, investors welcoming Donald Trump’s latest comments on the progress of commercial negotiations between the United States and Japan.
In the first exchanges, the Dow Jones index loses 495.91 points, or 1.25% at 39,173.48 points and the Standard & Poor’s 500, wider, increased from 0.42% to 5.297.70 points. The Nasdaq Composite takes 0.54% or 88.46 points, to 16,395.62.
The American president said on Wednesday that he had made “great progress” in the negotiations started with Japan and aimed at lowering what the American administration perceives as customs barriers to exports of American products.
An agreement between the two countries could allow the lifting of “reciprocal” customs duties, whose announcement on April 2 has dropped the world markets.
In addition, employment figures published Thursday showed that the labor markets remained stable, while Jerome Powell, president of the Federal Reserve, warned Wednesday that customs duties would complicate the two objectives of the mandate of the Central Bank, price and employment stability.
The markets will be closed on Friday, encouraging investors to position themselves with caution, unexpected comments by Donald Trump that can revive, or calm the fears of trade war.
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