U.S. Stocks Climb as Trump Says Trade Deal ‘Close’: Markets Wrap
- Trump says accord is near but warns China wants deal more
- Bitcoin tumbles to six-month low after breaching support level
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U.S. equities edged higher after President Donald Trump said he was “very close” to a trade pact with China even as he warned that Beijing wanted a deal more than he did.
Automakers, an industry particularly sensitive to trade, led advances after Trump’s comments in an interview on Fox News. Bitcoin tumbled to a six-month low and the dollar gained. Oil fell and Treasury yields held steady. The S&P 500 Index posted a small weekly loss, its first since early October.