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• The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 219.21 points, or 0.88 percent, to 24,700.45, the S&P 500 lost 19.82 points, or 0.71 percent, to 2,774.02 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 42.59 points, or 0.55 percent, to 7,716.61.
U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday, breaking a four-session streak of gains after Washington’s threat to impose tariffs on an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese goods fanned trade war fears, while a sharp drop in oil prices hit energy shares.
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• Asian stocks traded mostly higher on Thursday, with markets shaking off some of the trade jitters seen overnight after the Trump administration announced a list of Chinese goods that may be subject to new tariffs.
The Nikkei 225 rose 0.77 percent in Tokyo morning trade, recouping some of its declines from the previous session. The fishery and forest subindex led gains in the morning, rising 2.24 percent, while insurers, pharmaceuticals and telecommunications all climbed more than 1 percent.
In Seoul, the Kospi was little changed, trading lower by 0.02 percent as declines in blue-chip tech stocks offset gains in other sectors, including automakers. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix were down 0.87 percent and 0.81 percent, respectively.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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