NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street rebounded on Tuesday in a broad-based rally as investors brushed aside intensifying trade rhetoric between the United States and China.
All three major U.S. indexes closed higher following Monday’s sell-off.
Late Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that 10 percent tariffs on $200 billion in imports from China would go into effect next week, escalating the tit-for-tat trade spat between the world’s two largest economies.
China responded on Tuesday by unveiling 10 percent tariffs on about $60 billion of U.S. goods effective Sept. 24.
“Initially they were talking about tariffs in the 20 to 25 percent range, and that’s actually been lowered to 10 percent,” said Stephen Massocca, senior vice president at Wedbush Securities in San Francisco. “Maybe these numbers aren’t going to be as bad as initially thought.”
“There’s much more pressure on the Chinese to reach a deal than there is on (the United States), at this point,” Massocca added.
Tech stocks .SPLRCT were bolstered by news that Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and fitness gadget-maker Fitbit Inc (FIT.N) would escape the tariffs. Apple shares closed up 0.2 percent while Fitbit shares rose 6.4 percent.
Trade-sensitive industrials .SPLRCI gained ground, with Boeing Co (BA.N) ending 2.1 percent higher. The planemaker, the biggest U.S. exporter to China, led the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s advance.
Nike Inc (NKE.N) also boosted the blue-chip index as Telsey Advisory Group hiked its price target. The stock was reached an all-time closing high, up 2.4 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 184.84 points, or 0.71 percent, to 26,246.96, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 15.51 points, or 0.54 percent, to 2,904.31 and the Nasdaq
