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US stocks on Tuesday extended a selloff that has dragged the benchmark S&P 500 down 5.3 per cent so far in 2025, with investors rattled over increased tariffs on imports

Wall Street's sell-off is spiralling Tuesday following President Donald Trump's latest escalation in his trade war, briefly pulling the US stock market 10% below its record set just a few weeks ago. The S&P 500 was down 1.4% in afternoon trading after Trump said he would raise tariffs on steel and aluminum coming from Canada, doubling their planned increase to 50%. The president said it was a response to moves a Canadian province made after Trump began threatening tariffs on one of the United States' most important trading partners. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 678 points, or 1.6%, as of 1:40 pm Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1% lower. The S&P 500 was sitting at the edge of what Wall Street calls a correction," where it falls 10%, and was sitting within 0.1 percentage points of the mark. Such head-spinning moves are becoming routine following a scary ride for investors where the S&P 500 has swung by at least 1%, up or down, seven times in the last .

'Magnificent seven' tech giants lose $750 billion as Nasdaq sees worst drop since 2022 - Apple, Tesla, Nvidia hit hardest amid US President Donald Trump's tariff fears

Global trends, macroeconomic announcements and US tariff developments are expected to drive stock markets in a holiday-shortened week, analysts said. Market participants will also closely track foreign investor activity, geopolitical tensions, and their impact on the US dollar and crude oil prices, they added. "The upcoming trading week will be a holiday-shortened one, with market participants closely monitoring global developments in the absence of major domestic events. Key factors to watch include fresh updates on tariff negotiations, geopolitical tensions, and their impact on the movement of the US dollar and crude oil prices. "Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) have slowed their selling in cash markets, but any shift in their stance will remain a crucial indicator for market direction," Ajit Mishra, SVP of Research at Religare Broking Ltd, said. On the macroeconomic front, the release of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation data

The suggestion came out of the blue and underlined the risk of more policy uncertainty and market volatility ahead. Gold hit another record high, driven mostly by a weaker dollar

The Chinese startup claims that its system had been targeted with large-scale malicious attacks. The startup's status page also shows problems with its API earlier in the day and on Sunday

The S&P 500 fell as much as 2.3 per cent early Monday and the Nasdaq 100 tumbled as much as 3.6 per cent before paring the drop

That turbulence has been on display recently, with Nvidia shares slumping after a presentation by Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang fell short of investors' high expectations

Five of the 11 S&P 500 sectors declined, led by a 1.8 per cent drop in Technology stocks. Megacaps were down, with Tesla sliding 2 per cent, Apple dropping 2.7 per cent

In a week packed with economic data and speeches from US Federal Reserve officials, investors will look for clues on the pace of monetary policy easing this year

US stock markets will remain closed on January 9 in honour of former President Jimmy Carter, continuing a long-held Wall Street tradition in mourning the nation's leaders. Both the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq announced this week that they plan to close their equity and options markets next Thursday in observance of a National Day of Mourning for the 39th US president and global humanitarian. Carter died on Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia. He was 100 years old. The Nasdaq also observed a moment of silence early Monday in remembrance Carter. And the NYSE says it will fly its US flag at half-staff throughout the mourning period of the late president. Tal Cohen, Nasdaq president, said in a statement that the exchange would be closing its markets January 9 to celebrate (Carter's) life and honour his legacy." He added that Carter was an exemplary leader, one who tirelessly continued his efforts to improve the human condition even after his tenure in public office was ...

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