- Before the bell: S&P futures -0.49%, NASDAQ futures -0.69%
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Before the bell: S&P futures -0.49%, NASDAQ futures -0.69%
U.S. stock-index futures fell on Thursday, amid escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China. The U.S. president Trump Trump's administration confirmed intention to raise tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports to 25 percent from initially proposed 10 percent. According to the U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Trump decided to increase the duty as China refused to meet the U.S. demands and imposed retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. goods.
Global Stocks:
| Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
| Nikkei | 22,512.53 | -234.17 | -1.03% |
| Hang Seng | 27,714.56 | -626.18 | -2.21% |
| Shanghai | 2,767.23 | -57.30 | -2.03% |
| S&P/ASX | 6,240.90 | -34.80 | -0.55% |
| FTSE | 7,578.54 | -74.37 | -0.97% |
| CAC | 5,462.30 | -36.07 | -0.66% |
| DAX | 12,536.87 | -200.18 | -1.57% |
| Crude | $67.25 | | -0.61% |
| Gold | $1,225.50 | | -0.17% |
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