The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -1.20%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -1.58%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -1.47%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) are down -1.23%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH26) are down -1.55%.
Stock indexes are falling sharply today, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting a 2-week low, as uncertainty over American trade policy has sparked risk-off sentiment in asset markets. After last Friday’s close, President Trump signed an executive order raising global tariffs under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to 15% from 10% that he initially imposed after the Supreme Court struck down his global “reciprocal” tariffs.
