(Reuters)-The New York Stock Exchange opened up, investors expecting Donald Trump announces that a trade agreement has been signed between the United States and the United Kingdom.
In the first exchanges, the Dow Jones index earns 224.74 points, or 0.55%, at 41,338.71 points and the Standard & Poor’s 500, wider, increased from 0.7% to 5,670.69 points.
The Nasdaq Composite takes 1.09%, or 194.15 points, at 17,932.32 points.
Donald Trump said on Wednesday evening that he was going to announce this afternoon, around 2:00 p.m. GMT, the signing of a agreement with a “major” trading partner in what could be the first step towards a lull in global trade tensions.
If he did not specify which country it was, the New York Times said that the trading partner in question was the United Kingdom, information that seems to confirm the expectations of many analysts.
“The trade agreement with the United Kingdom is the first of this type to be announced … After receiving certain details, we will have a model to which the other trade agreements could look like,” said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B Riley Wealth.
To values, Arm Holdings gives 7% after having anticipated a benefit and a quarterly turnover lower than expectations.
Warner Bros loses 5.7% after having disappointed expectations during the publication of its results in the first quarter.
Western Petroleum took 3.7% after mentioning a profit greater than expectations in the first quarter.
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(Written by Pauline Foret, edited by Augustin Turpin)
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