By Christmas Randewich and Nikhil Sharma

(Reuters)-The New York Stock Exchange ended up on Wednesday, the S & P-500 and the NASDAQ establishing itself in records, while a trade agreement seemed to be taking shape between the United States and the European Union on the model of that, announced the day before by the American president Donald Trump, between Washington and Japan.

The Dow Jones index gained 1.14% to 45,010.29 points.

The wider S&P-500 took 0.78% to 6,358.91 points.

The Nasdaq Composite advanced on its side from 0.61% to 21,020.02 points.

According to two European diplomatic sources, the EU and the United States are moving towards an agreement which would provide for basic customs duties of 15% on European products imported into American territory. This tax rate could also apply to the European automotive sector, as is the case in the framework agreement just concluded by Washington and Tokyo.

“The main element is that the markets have confidence in the fact that the White House will continue to move forward on trade agreements,” said Larry Trérelli, chief strategist of Blue Chip Daily Trend Report.

The issue of customs duties has been one of the main concerns of investors and businesses in recent months.

Driving in early April following the announcement by Donald Trump of large so -called “reciprocal” taxes – mostly suspended in the process – against dozens of trade partners of the United States, the S & P -500 has since rebounded and multiplied the closing records. The index has now increased by around 8% this year, while the NASDAQ increased by almost 9%.

Considered the indicator of the “level of fear” to Wall Street, the Volatility Index of CBOE fell to a lower of more than five months.

Following the contrasting economic data last week, the markets place about 58% on a drop in rates at the September meeting in the American Federal Reserve (Fed), of which it is anticipated that it will not change its monetary policy next week. On the values side, note, Ge Vernova climbed 14.6% to stand at a historic peak after having noted his forecast of annual turnover and published a quarterly profit above expectations.

NVIDIA, a heavyweight of artificial intelligence, increased by 2.25%, contributing to the gains of the S & P-500 and the NASDAQ.

Tesla alternated withdraws and gains upstream of the publication, after-closing, of its quarterly results, ultimately marking an increase of 0.14%.

Alphabet, whose results were also expected on Wednesday evening, fell 0.58%.

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