The main stock markets in Asia and Europe increased on Monday, following the US message that key consumer electronics would be temporarily released from President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index has led to regional profits, which is 2.29% after opening with Tech Index Tech Index with 2.2% higher.
On the mainland, Shanghai’s composite index increased by 0.76%, and the Shenzen component index increased by 0.5%.
In Japan, Nikkei 225 in Tokyo has increased by 1.5%, while the width Topix index increased by nearly 0.9%.
Elsewhere, the South Korea Index in South Korea has grown by 0.95%and the Australian s& P/ASX 200 closed 1.34% higher. Taiwanese index has dropped by 0.08%.
A woman passes the stock board, showing the average Nikkei’s average out of mediation in Tokyo, Japan, on April 14, 2025.
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In Europe, the Pan-Continental Stoxx 600 increased by 1.8% when opening. The German DAX index rose by more than 2%, FTSE 100 in France increased by 1.9%, and the UK FTSE 100 increased by 1.95%.
American futures were also trending up. Dow Jones Futures Raised by 0.71% As of Monday morning, S& P 500 Futures increased by 1.19%, and Nasdaq’s futures increased by 1.57%.
Smartphones, computers, flat panel TV displays, memory chips, storage devices based on semiconductors and other electronics are among the objects excluded from the reciprocal rates of the Trump administration, according to a newsletter from US Customs and Border Protection, published on Friday night.
The news offered possible relief for technology companies affected by 145% Trump’s tariffs for all goods in China. But the president and his economic advisers have stressed over the weekend that any cancellation will be temporary, with specific tariffs being imposed on goods placed under a new classification of national security.
Currency traders monitor monitors near a screen showing the Korean Stock Price Index in the Currency Transaction Hall at the KEB HANA bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on April 14, 2025.
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Trump published on Truth Social on Sunday, saying that “no” release from the tariff “was announced on Friday and that the semiconductor tariffs would” just move to another bucket tariff.
“Nobody receives” from the hook “for unfair trade balances and barriers that are not monetary tariffs that other countries have used against us, especially not China, which so far relate to us the most!” Trump wrote.
“We are looking at semiconductors and the entire electronics supply chain in upcoming national security rates investigations,” Trump added.
Trump did not repel Saturday night when a reporter asked for details about “Exceptions”.
“I will give you this reply on Monday. We will be very specific on Monday,” Trump said. “We take a lot of money. As a country we make a lot of money.”
President Donald Trump attended the Supreme Wrestling Championship, April 12, 2025 in Miami.
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Selina Wang and Fritz Farrow have contributed to this report.
