New York CNN —
US stocks closed out a wild month with a whimper as tariff jitters returned to Wall Street.
Stocks bounced around in a choppy trading session on Friday after President Donald Trump said China has “totally violated” its trade agreement with the United States — without specifying details — sending another jolt of uncertainty through markets.
The Dow closed higher by 54 points, or 0.13%, after fluctuating throughout the day. The broader S&P 500 edged lower by 0.01% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 0.32%.
Stocks had taken a step lower during the day on a report that said the Trump administration is considering broadening tech sanctions on China. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq dropped as much as 1.1% and 1.7%, respectively, in the afternoon after Bloomberg reported that t