Wednesday's market wrap

  • 6 years ago
And these are your closing figures,...
Markets finished in the red on Wednesday,... as the departure of President Trump's top economic adviser rekindled concerns over a possible trade war.
Gary Cohn's departure from the White House is seen by markets as strengthening the protectionist agenda of the Trump administration.
And with it,... the Dow Jones sank by nearly 200-points, or zero-point-4 percent to 24,686,... with 25 of the 30 blue chip companies ending lower.
The S&P 500 fell less than one-tenth-of-a-percent and the Nasdaq was up a little at 7,375.
Shares in Korea ended lower on Wednesday over continuing fears of a global trade war
The benchmark KOSPI fell about 10-points or a little less than half-a-percent to 2,401-point-8,... and the KOSDAQ shed around 2-percent to close the day at 841.