4/4/2025–|Last update: 8/4/202506:55 PM (Mecca time)
The main indicators in Wall Street opened a sharp rise today, Tuesday, after a wide wave of sale, during which the trillion dollars lost since last week, at a time when investors are awaiting indicators of the United States’s willingness to negotiate some large customs duties.
The Dow Jones Industrial Index opened an altitude of 861.5 points or 2.27% to 38827.1 points, the Standard & Poor’s index rose 500 by 131.3 points or 2.59% to 5193.57 points, and the Nasdaq index also provides 577.8 points or 3.70% to 16181.041 points.
European stocks
In Europe, stocks rose from their lowest level in 14 months today, Tuesday, after extensive sales over 4 consecutive sessions, although investor morale is still sensitive to developments related to customs duties.
The European Stoxx 600 index rose 3.79% in the latest transactions after it fell 12.1% in the past four sessions in light of the investor concerns of a possible global recession due to the recent escalation in the trade war.
The index fell 17.9% at the closure yesterday, Monday, from its highest level ever, which it recorded on March 3.
The German DAX index also increased 3.26%.
“This is likely to be a temporary recovery at the present time, not a complete recovery because the basic causes of sales operations have not already changed yet,” said VININA, chief market analyst at City Index.
Investors and political leaders face difficulty in determining whether the customs duties imposed by US President Donald Trump are permanent or is it just a pressure tactic to obtain concessions from other countries.
Asian stocks
Asian stocks were characterized by ascending at the end of today’s transactions, and their performance was as follows:
- The Japanese Nikki Index rose 6% to 33012 points.
- Hanging Hong Kong index increased 1.51% to 20127 points.
- The Chinese Shanghai Index rose 1.58% to 3145 points.
- The Indian Sansx Index rose 1.5% to 47227 points.
- The exception was the Singapore Index, which fell 2% to 3469 points.