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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

Stock futures plunge after Trump announces ‘Liberation Day’ agenda of worldwide tariffs

Futures indexes tied to the three main American stock markets were all trading down on Wednesday evening, as investors braced for the impacts of the sweeping worldwide tariffs Donald Trump announced earlier in the day.

As of 6:30pm Eastern time, Dow futures contracts were down 2.43 percent, S&P 500 contracts were down 3.60 percent, and Nasdaq futures were down 4.46 percent.

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