rewrite this title and make it good for SEOUS Stock Market: Amid rising US-China trade tensions, Dow futures indicate a gap-down opening on April 15—Catch latest updates

US Stock Market Update: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures—an early indicator of the American blue-chip index—fell as much as 386 points, or 1.0 per cent, to 40,189 in the early hours (local time) amid growing tensions about the ongoing trade war. US President Donald Trump’s office said that China now faces a 245 per cent tariff on its exports into the US, blaming Beijing’s “retaliatory actions”. The news comes amidst a series of tit-for-tat tariff actions by both sides, including the Trump administration’s 145 per cent levy on imports from China and China’s 125 per cent duty on American goods.

Trump initially imposed reciprocal tariffs on numerous countries with which the United States had significant trade deficits. However, he later agreed to pause these tariffs for 90 days after many of those nations began discussions with the US administration to negotiate new trade agreements.

“More than 75 countries have already reached out to discuss new trade deals,” the White House fact sheet said. “As a result, the individualised higher tariffs are currently paused amid these discussions, except for China, which retaliated,” the fact sheet added.

At 3:06 am Eastern Time (1:56 pm in India), DJIA futures were trading 346 points, or 0.9 per cent, lower at 40,229.

The development comes as investors prepare for a long weekend owing to the Good Friday holiday across most major markets around the globe, including the US and India.

Investors have remained on the back foot ever since the 47th US President’s April 2 announcements that instantly fuelled fears of retaliatory actions by America’s major trade partners and the overall impact of these moves on the global economy and inflation.

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