By Christmas Randewich and Pranav Kashyap

(Reuters) – The New York Stock Exchange finished in dispersed order on Tuesday, the S & P -500 signing a record in the wake of Tesla’s gains while General Motors fell after trimetry results leaded by customs duties, a question that continues to worry investors when approaching the deadline set by Donald Trump to seal trade agreements.

The Dow Jones index gained 0.40% to 44,502.44 points.

The wider S&P-500 took 0.06% to 6,309.62 points.

The Nasdaq Composite fell on 0.39% to 20,892.69 points.

General Motors reported during the day that its operating profit over April-June fell 32%, citing the impact of Donald Trump’s commercial policy which, according to the group, amputated its results by more than a billion dollars. The car manufacturer sold 8.1%. Ford also declined.

The issue of customs duties remains an important concern for investors and companies, while the end of the stay, on August 1, granted by Donald Trump to many partners in the United States to conclude a trade agreement with Washington.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that he would be around next week with his Chinese counterpart on a possible Beijing postponement of this deadline on August 12.

Other bilateral negotiations led by Washington seem to be at a standstill: the rapid conclusion of a major agreement with India has moved away, while the European Union said they consider retaliatory measures against the United States.

The fact remains that optimism on massive investments deployed by technological giants in artificial intelligence (AI) supported the S & P-500, while Alphabet must communicate its quarterly results on Wednesday after-closing, as well as Tesla.

“The market consolidates its recent gains and is a bit in the wait -and -see, with important catalysts expected in the next two weeks, including the deadline of August 1 for customs duties and the quarterly results of the ‘Magnificent'” of Wall Street, commented Ross Mayfield, strategist at Baird.

Several major technological values fell, such as Meta Platforms and Microsoft which gave up around 1%.

Also note, Lockheed Martin plunged almost 11% after having tumbled up to his quarterly profit.

Nine from the eleven major sectors of the S & P-500 have finished in the green, at the forefront of which health care and real estate.

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