Wall Street ends sharply higher on Trump China comments; Broadcom surges
- On Oct 13, Wall Street's main indexes ended sharply higher after President Donald Trump struck a conciliatory tone on U.S.-China trade, while U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Trump was on track to meet his Chinese counterpart.
- Earlier, Trump had announced a 100% tariff and export controls from November 1, but over the weekend softened his tone saying `it will all be fine`; China on Sunday blamed the U.S. but held off further measures.
- Broadcom surged almost 10% after partnering with OpenAI, while the PHLX chip index soared almost 5% as chipmakers led gains and the Nasdaq rose 2.21%.
- Advancing issues outnumbered decliners within the S&P 500 by 2.5-to-one, while volume on U.S. exchanges was relatively light at 18.2 billion shares traded.
- On Tuesday, JPMorgan Chase , Goldman Sachs , Citigroup , and Wells Fargo will release results as analysts expect S&P 500 earnings to grow 5.8%, with the index about 1.5% below October 8.
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Wall St rallies after Trump softens China rhetoric
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Wall Street’s main indexes ended sharply higher today, led by gains in Broadcom and other chipmakers, after President Donald Trump struck a conciliatory tone about renewed U.S.-China trade tensions, easing investor worries.

Wall Street stocks bounce after Trump-fueled slide
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