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Stock indexes bounced between gains and losses on Tuesday and wound up mixed on Wall Street as trade tensions continued to simmer between Washington and Beijing.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 closed 0.2% lower after shifting between a steep morning loss and a recovery in the afternoon. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 0.4% and the Nasdaq composite dropped 0.8% after making similar swings. The moves mark yet another series of sharp twists for markets over the last few days.

Wall Street tumbled on Friday for its worst day since April and bounced back on Monday for its best day since May. The swings were prompted by shifting trade sentiment between the U.S. and China.

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