At 2:59 PM (Lisbon time), the Dow Jones index fell by 0.16% to 44,424.75 points, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq increased by 0.27% to 20,258.40 points.
Meanwhile, the broad S&P 500 index dropped by 0.07% to 6,193.53 points.
Regarding minerals, during a meeting in Washington with the foreign ministers of the other three Quad member countries, Rubio stated that one of the challenges for this group is “turning meetings and discussions about ideas and concepts into a vehicle for action, a vehicle for taking concrete steps.”
Supply chains for critical minerals are dominated by China.
Additionally, markets are assessing progress in U.S. trade agreements with the rest of the world, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent suggestion of increasing tariffs on Japanese imports to 30% or 35%, while a provisional agreement with India could be concluded this week.
