American stock markets, on Thursday, tumbled significantly as investors react to President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs announcement.
According to Reuters, the S&P 500, the stock market
index tracking the stock performance of 500 listed companies in the United
States (US), fell by 4.8 percent, marking a steeper decline than other major
stock markets.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), commonly known as
“the Dow”, also dropped by 1,679 points – reportedly the lowest slide since
2020.
Real-time data obtained from Reuters’ portal, showed that
the Nasdaq composite tanked by 6 percent, while the U.S. dollar weakened, and
oil prices fell more than 6 percent.
Also, the share prices of multinational companies like Nike
and Apple crashed by 14.44 percent and 9.25 percent respectively.
In the tech sector, Nvidia’s shares also tumbled by 8.62
percent while Tesla’s shares dropped by 5.47 percent.
The market turmoil came less than 24 hours after Trump
announced new tariffs on all goods imported into the US.
The tariffs, according to Trump, would create a hard reset
on the US manufacturing industry, leading to a stronger economy and lower
prices for consumers.
Nigeria is among over 50 countries — including China, the
United Kingdom, and South Africa — facing individual tariffs ranging from 10
percent to as high as 49 percent.
Trump had said the US takes care “of countries all over the
world”, noting that “when you want to cut back a little bit, they get upset
you’re not taking care of them any longer”.
He suggested that if the affected nations want relief, they
should lift their own tariffs on American goods.
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