Markets
Wall Street declines amid geopolitical tensions
2022-08-02 15:29:38 GMT
(Economies.com)
US stock indices declined on Tuesday amid geopolitical tensions in US-China relations.
US House of Representatives President Nancy Pelosi announced a visit to Taiwan today amid Chinese condemnation.
China threatened military action due to this visit, an considered it a breach of US-China current relationship.
China considers Taiwan a rogue Chinese territory and has threatened countless times to take over the island.
Dow Jones fell 0.6% to 32,601 as of 14:49 GMT, while S&P 500 declined 0.2% to 4,111, as NASDAQ added 0.1% to 12,374.
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1.0199
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0.0001
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0.0128%
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1.2067
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-0.0050
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0.4118%
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20.604
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0.239
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1.174%
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89.739
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1.261
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1.425%
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96.01
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-0.71
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0.73%
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1784.835
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3.160
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0.177%
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