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Pre-Market update + Wall Street sees highest volume in at least 18 years

Kristen Scholer delivers the pre-market update on April 8th

  • Wall Street witnessed its highest trading volume in at least 18 years with the S&P index closing down 0.23% yesterday after briefly falling into a bear market.
  • President Donald Trump announced that Japan is sending a team to negotiate on trade and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said yesterday that almost 70 countries have contacted the White House regarding tariff discussions.
  • Global markets traded higher overnight with Japan’s Nikkei index ending up 6% while China’s Shanghai benchmark rose 1.6%.

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