(Reuters) – The New York Stock Exchange opened in dispersed order on Tuesday, while investors are awaiting details on American customs duties.
In the first exchanges, the Dow Jones index lost 32.49 points, or 0.07%, at 44,373.87 points and the Standard & Poor’s 500, wider, increased from 0.05% to 6,232.93 points.
The Nasdaq Composite takes 0.27%, or 55.88 points, at 20,468.39 points.
Uncertainty persists on the commercial front while US President Donald Trump unveils the letters sent to the various countries of the world to notify them of the customs duties imposed by the United States on imports.
The White House tenant has already sent 14 letters fixing customs duties to imports to the United States, ranging from 36% for Thailand or Cambodia to 25% for Japan and South Korea. Each country is waiting to know his fate while Donald Trump pushed into force on August 1, “if they do not agree by then”.
According to the executive director of the United Nations Commerce Agency, the American government’s decision to postpone the deadline on August 1 extends uncertainty and instability.
However, this decision opened a negotiation window, an opportunity for savings to find favorable conditions in order to mitigate the impact of these high taxes.
“Trump has relaunched his threat … But once again, he made a new concession and pushed the deadline. This amounts to recognizing that he wishes to conclude these trade agreements. It is in his interest as in that of all,” said Daniela Hathorn, senior market analyst at Capital.com.
At the values, Trump Media & Technology Group earns 3% after having declared considering launching a negotiated stock market fund which will invest in several cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ether, Solana and Ripple, according to a document filed Tuesday with the American financial market regulatory authority.
(Written by Mara Vîlcu, edited by Augustin Turpin)
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