Market reaction following U.S. announcement on new list of tariffs on Chinese goods
  • 6 years ago
And also watching this closely,... are the stock market's movers and shakers--
South Korean shares opened a bit higher this Thursday,... following the Trump administration's release of another list of 10-percent duties on 200 billion dollars worth of Chinese goods.
The benchmark KOSPI opened the day up a little at 2,285-point-9,... up point-2 percent,... after closing the previous day down point-6 percent.
And the KOSDAQ also opened up slightly at 809-point-8, up 5 points.
Over in the U.S., stocks closed sharply lower on Wednesday.
The Dow Jones ended its long winning streak,... dipping more than 210-points to 24,700-point-4.
The S&P 500, too, dropped point-7 percent, and the Nasdaq also closed at 7,716,... down over 40 points
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