New York (AFP) – US stocks finished a volatile session higher Thursday after President Donald Trump enacted controversial tariffs on imported steel and aluminum amid worries the move could ignite a global trade war.
At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 24,897.69, up 0.4 percent.
The broad-based S&P 500 gained 0.5 percent to 2,739.32, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 0.4 percent to 7,425.63.
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