
This negatively affected the US indices and sent the dollar upwards, initiating a decline in metals and raw materials.
The Dow Jones blue chip index lost 81 points, with its most lost components being the industrial Caterpillar and 3M lost 3.4 and 2.3%.
The broad S&P 500 declined by 0.1%, with the industry declining by more than 1%. The Nasdaq Technology reduced its value by 0.5%.
Global financial markets continue to focus on a US-led trade war, especially after the White House administration announced on Wednesday that President Donald Trump offered a higher 25 percent duty for Chinese goods totaling $200 billion.
The euro fell slightly by 0.1%, to 1.16505 dollars.
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