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Trade Turmoil, Oil Slides: What's Driving Markets Thursday?

Benzinga·03/06/2025 17:09:52
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All three major indices remain in the red midday Thursday, after trimming earlier losses which saw the Dow Jones down more than 600 points at session lows. The major averages lost more than 2% this week as U.S. tariffs on Canadian, Mexican and Chinese imports took effect and trade partners responded with retaliatory levies on U.S. goods.

Investors awaited clarity on President Donald Trump’s trade policies after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told CNBC the president is likely to allow exemptions for more than just carmakers.

Lutnick also stated that Mexico and Canada might avoid reciprocal tariffs planned for April if they make sufficient progress in curbing the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. Following Lutnick’s remarks, stocks rebounded from their lows during Thursday’s trading session.

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WTI crude oil futures continued to slide at multi-year lows as trade policies and OPEC+ production increases weighed on the market. The United States Oil Fund (NYSE:USO), tracking WTI futures contracts, fell 0.81%.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) traded above the $90,000 level, up more than 7% for the week, as investors anticipated announcements from Trump’s crypto summit to be held at the White House on Friday.

Thursday’s Performance In Major U.S. Indices, ETFs

Major Indices Price 1 day % chg.
Nasdaq 100 18,336.60 -1.04%
S&P 500 5,791.25 -0.88%
Dow Jones 42,808.25 -0.46%
Russell 2000 2,093.92 -0.36%

According to Benzinga Pro data:

  • The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) fell 0.89% to $577.88.
  • The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE:DIA) was down 0.49% at $428.32.
  • The tech-heavy Invesco QQQ Trust Series (NASDAQ:QQQ) dropped 1.35% to $495.25.
  • The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:IWM) eased 0.62% to $207.17.
  • The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLY) slid 1.31% to $208.65.
  • The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLE) rebounded 0.14% to $85.83. 

Thursday's Stock Movers 

Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVL) shares dropped Thursday after the chipmaker issued mixed first-quarter guidance, dragging other chip-related stocks like NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) lower as well.

Stocks reacting to company earnings reports included: 

  • Grindr Inc.  (NYSE:GRND)
  • LendingTree, Inc. (NASDAQ:TREE)
  • MongoDB, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDB)
  • Rigetti Computing, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGTI)
  • Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVL)
  • Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS)
  • Victorias Secret & Co. (NYSE:VSCO)
  • JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JD)
  • BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ)
  • Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL)
  • Macy’s Inc. (NYSE:M)

Companies reporting after Thursday's closing bell include: 

  • Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ:COST)
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (NYSE:HPE)
  • Funko, Inc. (NASDAQ:FNKO)
  • Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO)
  • Reliance Global Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RELI)
  • Serve Robotics Inc. (NASDAQ:SERV)

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