{"id":54451,"date":"2025-10-13T06:08:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T10:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-recovers-ground-as-trump-softens-tariff-stance-after-fridays-sell-off\/54451\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T06:08:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T10:08:45","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-recovers-ground-as-trump-softens-tariff-stance-after-fridays-sell-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-recovers-ground-as-trump-softens-tariff-stance-after-fridays-sell-off\/54451\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Recovers Ground as Trump Softens Tariff Stance After Friday&#8217;s Sell-Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/indices\/dowjones\/today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> Industrial Average (^DJI)<\/strong> was down <strong>878.80 (-1.8957%) points<\/strong> today, reflecting a sharp sell-off that occurred on Friday, October 10, 2025. This significant decline was primarily triggered by renewed fears of an escalating US-China trade war after President Donald Trump&#39;s initial threats of &quot;massive&quot; new tariffs on Chinese imports. The announcement had sent shockwaves through global markets, leading to a broad-based retreat from equities.<\/p>\n<p>However, market sentiment shifted on Monday, October 13, 2025, with <strong>Dow Futures (YM=F)<\/strong> indicating a potential rebound, up <strong>441.00 (0.9649%)<\/strong>. The main narrative driving this positive shift was President Trump&#39;s conciliatory remarks, where he downplayed the possibility of new tariffs on Chinese imports and offered assurances that trade relations &quot;will all be fine&quot;. This major policy announcement acted as the key driver, easing investor concerns and tempering fears of a prolonged trade conflict that had weighed heavily on markets.<\/p>\n<p>Amidst the volatility, a few Dow components managed to post gains from the prior trading session. <strong>McDonald&#39;s (<a href=\"\/stock\/MCD\">MCD<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>0.75%<\/strong>, and <strong>Coca-Cola (<a href=\"\/stock\/KO\">KO<\/a>)<\/strong> saw a modest increase of <strong>0.38%<\/strong>. Conversely, the market&#39;s earlier anxieties led to significant declines across several major stocks. <strong>Amazon (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMZN\">AMZN<\/a>)<\/strong> experienced a substantial drop of <strong>5.55%<\/strong>, with <strong>UnitedHealth (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>)<\/strong> falling <strong>5.53%<\/strong>, and <strong>Nike (<a href=\"\/stock\/NKE\">NKE<\/a>)<\/strong> decreasing by <strong>5.09%<\/strong>. Technology giant <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> also saw a notable loss of <strong>4.87%<\/strong>, highlighting the broad impact of the initial trade war fears on various sectors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 878.80 (-1.8957%) points today, reflecting a sharp sell-off that occurred on Friday, 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