16:47 - 4.04.2025

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April 4, Fineko/abc.az. On April 3, the US stock market collapsed: index S&P 500 (the main indicator of large companies) fell by 4.8% - the worst day since 2020, Nasdaq (technology companies) sank by 5.4%. The market value of all companies has decreased by $2.5 trillion, which is like losing the entire French economy in a day.

ABC.AZ informs that Apple suffered the most - 9%, Amazon - 9%, NVIDIA - 7.8%, Tesla - 5.5%, Nike - 14% (the worst result among the giants).

This happened because Donald Trump announced new duties.:

- 10% tax on all imported goods in the USA;

- Increased rates for 60 countries.

Investors were afraid that this would slow down the economy and hit company profits. People started selling stocks en masse and transferring money to "safe assets" (bonds, Japanese yen).

A "bear market" is when stock prices fall for a long time. The Russell 2000 index of small companies entered this phase, falling by 6.6%.