Dow gains 1,000 points after U.S. and China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days
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News of a U.S. agreement with China to temporarily ease tariffs sent stocks soaring on Monday, with the major indexes rising more than 2% in early trading.
The S&P 500 rose 153 points, or 2.7%, to 5,812 as of 11:05 EST, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1,011 points, or 2.5%, to 42,261. Early morning gains put the S&P 500 index above where it was on April 2, the day President Trump announced wide-sweeping tariffs that threatened to upend the global economy and spark a recession.
The Nasdaq Composite, meanwhile, rose 3.4% indicating a sigh of relief from tech companies as the steep Chinese tariffs threatened to upend their supply chains resulting in substantial price hikes for consumers. Nvidia stock and Apple stock gained 3.3% and 5.9%, respectively.
