Wall Street ends sharply higher after US-China tariff truce

Tech-heavy Nasdaq erases losses following Trump's 'Liberation Day' levies

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Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on May 12. © Reuters

(Reuters) -- Wall Street's three major indexes rose sharply on Monday with the S&P 500 marking its highest level since early March as a U.S.-China agreement to temporarily slash tariffs brought some hopes for the easing of a global trade war, which U.S. President Donald Trump ignited in early April.

The U.S. and China announced on Monday that they would slash steep tariffs on each other for 90 days. The U.S. said it will cut tariffs imposed on Chinese imports to 30% from 145% while China said it would cut duties on U.S. imports to 10% from 125%.

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