US close: Wild day ends with US stocks broadly lower but far above the lows

It was looking like an ugly day for North American equity markets but a deal between Trump and Sheinbaum to delay tariffs by a month saved the day — at least for now. The market took heart that the negotiations appear to be focused on halting drugs rather than broader trade grievances.

• S&P 500 -0.8%
• Nasdaq Comp -1.2%
• DJIA -0.3%
• Russell 2000 -1.1%
• Toronto TSX Comp -1.1%
• Mexican Bolsa +0.1%

We ‘re still eagerly awaiting the read-out from the Trump-Trudeau call but the President appears to be hosting a hockey team at the White House at the moment.

Today markets two weeks of Trump 2.0. It’s certainly been lively.

This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.