Wall Street was mixed and choppy as markets awaited further clarity on US trade policy and country specific tariffs. Trump also announced he would place a 50% tariff on imported copper. S&P 500 down 0.07%, Nasdaq up 0.03%. Dow seesawed throughout the early hours of the open but settled from about 1pm toward the low. Finished down 166 points. Mixed sector performance. Energy and Materials the best two performers after being amongst the three worst yesterday – correction after sell-off. Healthcare also did well despite Trump stating that pharmaceutical tariffs could reach 200%. Tech was rather flat. Financials sold off, with Utilities behind them after being the best performer in the previous session.

Another slow day regarding major corporate news. Will pick up during earnings season. Tesla rose 1.3% after seeing its single steepest daily fall in a month on Monday. Moderna jumped 8.8% as leading medical organisations filed a lawsuit that Robert F Kennedy and the Department of Health’s Covid-19 vaccine policies pose a threat to public health. Wendy’s (-0.1%) CEO Kirk Tanner left his post to join Hershey’s (-3.2%).

Resources mostly up. Oil hit two-week high after EIA announces US is to produce less oil this year than expected. US Copper shot up 10% after Trump announced his intention to tax imported copper 50%. News boosted base metal generally, zinc and aluminium both rose.

ASX to fall. SPI futures down 9 points (-0.1%).

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