Main inventory markets in Asia and Europe rose in Monday buying and selling following the U.S. announcement that key client electronics could be briefly exempted from President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs.
Hong Kong’s Dangle Seng index led the regional beneficial properties, up 2.29% after opening with the Dangle Seng Tech Index buying and selling 2.2% larger.
On the mainland, Shanghai’s Composite Index rose 0.76% and Shenzen’s Part Index rose 0.5%.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo rose 1.5% whereas the broader Topix index rose almost 0.9%.
Elsewhere, South Korea’s Kospi index grew 0.95% and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 closed 1.34% larger. Taiwan’s Taeix index slipped by 0.08%.
A girl walks previous a inventory citation board exhibiting Nikkei share common exterior a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, on April 14, 2025.
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In Europe, the pan-continental STOXX 600 rose 1.8% on opening. Germany’s DAX index rose greater than 2%, France’s CAC 40 rose 1.9% and Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 1.95%.
U.S. futures had been additionally trending up. Dow Jones futures had been up 0.71% as of Monday morning, S&P 500 futures had been up 1.19% and Nasdaq futures up 1.57%.
Smartphones, computer systems, flat panel TV shows, reminiscence chips, semiconductor-based storage gadgets and different electronics are among the many objects excluded from the Trump administration’s reciprocal tariffs, in response to a bulletin from the U.S. Customs and Border Safety printed Friday evening.
The information recommended attainable reduction for tech corporations involved by Trump’s 145% tariffs on all items from China. However the president and his financial advisers harassed over the weekend that any reprieve could be non permanent, with particular tariffs to be imposed on items put beneath a brand new nationwide safety classification.
Foreign money merchants watch displays close to a display exhibiting the Korea Composite Inventory Worth Index on the overseas trade dealing room of the KEB Hana Financial institution headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on April 14, 2025.
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Trump posted to Fact Social on Sunday saying there was “was no Tariff ‘exemption’ introduced on Friday” and that semiconductor tariffs will “simply be shifting to a special Tariff ‘bucket.'”
“NOBODY is getting ‘off the hook’ for the unfair Commerce Balances, and Non Financial Tariff Limitations, that different Nations have used in opposition to us, particularly not China which, by far, treats us the worst!” Trump wrote.
“We’re looking at Semiconductors and the WHOLE ELECTRONICS SUPPLY CHAIN within the upcoming Nationwide Safety Tariff Investigations,” Trump added.
Trump didn’t push again Saturday evening when a reporter requested for particulars on “exemptions.”
“I will offer you that reply on Monday. We’ll be very particular on Monday,” Trump mentioned. “We’re taking in some huge cash. As a rustic, we’re taking in some huge cash.”
President Donald Trump attends the Final Combating Championship, April 12, 2025 in Miami.
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ABC Information’ Selina Wang and Fritz Farrow contributed to this report.