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The S&P 500 plummeted 6.0% on Friday, April 4, after China responded to Trump's tariff declaration with its own duties on goods imported from the U.S.

The index ended down 5.8% on Friday, after China announced additional tariffs of 34% on U.S. goods in retaliation for steep tariffs Trump announced against China on Wednesday. The Nasdaq Composite index ended down 962.82 points at 15,587.79, versus its December record close of 20,173.89. Along with the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Nasdaq also on Friday marked its deepest two day selloff since March 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nvidia and Tesla led megacaps lower on Friday as stocks continued to sell off amid a global trade war.

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Delta Air Lines is set to report first-quarter results Wednesday, with analysts having grown more cautious about air travel demand amid rising economic uncertainty.

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