Wall Street ends mixed
New York closed the week trading on mixed terms, after it became known that US President Donald Trump is considering applying a tariff of between 15% and 20% to products imported from the European Union.
As August 1 approaches, Donald Trump is increasing pressure on the European bloc to make greater concessions.
The Dow Jones index lost 0.32% to 44,342.19 points, the S&P 500 fell 0.01% to 6,296.63 points and the Nasdaq rose 0.05% to 20,895.66 points.
Travelers rose 1.59%, IBM gained 1.38%, Amazon increased 1%, and Apple added 0.55%. Countercyclically, 3M lost 3.63%, American Express fell 2.32%, UnitedHealth slipped 1.91%, and Amgen slipped 1.15%.
In the oil market, Texas-based WTI fell 0.25% to $67.37 per barrel, while Brent lost 0.4% to $69.20. Natural gas rose 0.99% to $3.577.
In the foreign exchange market, the euro appreciated 0.28% against the dollar, settling at 1.1626 dollars.
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