US markets end mostly higher amid Trump’s tariff uncertainty

01 Apr 2025 Evaluate

The US markets ended mostly higher on Monday as the bourses showed significant rebound following the recent losing session. The markets experienced significant selling pressure in early trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 managed to hold their neck higher, while the tech heavy Nasdaq ended in negative terrain as the traders remained cautious amid uncertainty surrounding US president Trump’s trade policies after he stated that the reciprocal tariffs would target all countries and not just a smaller group with the biggest trade imbalances. The market participants worry that possible retaliatory actions by targeted countries will add higher inflationary pressure on economy leaving no room for Fed to reduce interest rates in upcoming time which could slow down global economic growth. Besides, MNI Indicators released a report showing an unexpected increase by its reading on Chicago-area business activity in the month of March. MNI Indicators showed Chicago business barometer climbed to 47.6 in March from 45.5 in February, while the street had expected the reading to dip to 44.1. 

On sectoral front, Biotechnology stocks helped lead the rebound on Wall Street, with the NYSE Biotechnology Index surging by 3.3 percent. Significant strength also emerged among banking stocks, as reflected by the 1.3 percent gain posted by the KBW Bank Index. Utilities and oil producer stocks also saw notable strength, while considerable weakness remained visible among airline and computer hardware stocks

Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 417.86 points or 1 percent to 42,001.76 and S&P 500 climbed 30.91 points or 0.55 percent to 5,611.85, while Nasdaq slipped by 23.7 points or 0.14 percent to 17,299.29.


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