US shares had been blended on Tuesday as the main focus shifted to US president-elect Donald Trump’s deliberate commerce tariffs on Mexico and Canada.
On the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Common fell 121.7 factors, or 0.27 per cent, to 44,614.89. The S&P 500 rose 12.7 factors, or 0.21 per cent, to six,000.03, whereas the Nasdaq Composite rose 54.2 factors, or 0.28 per cent, to 19,109.082.
Bullion
Gold costs edged up on Tuesday amid easing safe-haven demand for the steel on optimism a few potential ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
Spot gold was up 0.3 per cent to $2,633.99 per ounce, as of 1217 GMT. US gold futures had been up 0.6 per cent to $2,634.10.
Spot silver rose 0.8 per cent to $30.54 per ounce.
Crude oil
Oil costs rose on Tuesday after the earlier session’s sell-off.
Brent crude futures had been up 43 cents, or 0.6 per cent, at $73.44 a barrel as of 1414 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures had been at $69.38 a barrel, up 44 cents, or 0.6 per cent.
