Mumbai, April 9 -- The Nasdaq plunged 335.35 points (2.2%) to 15,267.91, the S&P 500 slumped 79.48 points (1.6%) to 4,982.77 and the Dow slid 320.01 points (0.8%) to 37,645.59. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said approximately 70 countries have approached the White House about trade talks, with Japan purportedly getting priority status. Trump also said in a post on Truth Social that he had a great call with South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo and said the country's top TEAM is on a plane heading to the US and things are looking good.

China has vowed to fight to the end after Trump threatened to impose an additional 50% tariff on Chinese goods unless the country withdraws its new 34% tariff on U.S. goods. A White House official ...