Wall Street closed with slight losses, between balances and trade tension

Shares closed on Friday at the New York Stock Exchange with minimal changes as escalating trade tensions after President Donald Trump again threatened China with more tariffs thwarted a series good quarterly results. Corp.

According to the latest available data, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 6.44 points, or 0.03%, to 25,058.06 units, and the S & P 500 index lost 2.67 points or 0, 10 percent, at 2.81.82 units.

The Nasdaq Composite Index lost 5.10 points, or 0.07%, to 7,820.20 units

• Brazil

The Brazilian action closed on Friday with gains, supported by the profits of the shares of the banks and the state oil company Petrobras, in a session where the attention was divided between the political scenario before the presidential elections of October and the new business.

According to preliminary data, the Bovespa index of the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange rose 1.24% to 78,447.29 points. During the week, the benchmark climbed unofficially by 2.4%.

On the foreign exchange market, the Brazilian real appreciated 1.84% to 3.77739 units per dollar, accumulating a 2 percent advance in the week, the highest since February.

• Europe

The main European stock markets, with the exception of Madrid, closed on Friday, affected by the statements of US President Donald Trump against China, which threatens additional sanctions, and the European Union

The London Stock Exchange ended with a slight decrease of 0.07%. At the close of the FTSE-100 index of major stocks fell 5.18 points to 7,678.79 points. The Frankfurt Stock Exchange fell 0.98%. The Dax index yielded 124.87 points to 12,561.42 points

The Paris stock market lost 0.35%. The CAC 40 index lost 18.75 points to reach 5,398.32 points. The Milan Stock Exchange ended Friday with a loss of 0.41%. The FTSE Mib index fell by 21,795 points. The Madrid Stock Exchange closed on Friday. The Ibex 35 index rose 0.04% to 9.724.8 points

• Japanese stocks fell into volatile session

Japanese stocks fell after a decline in the Chinese currency at the beginning of the concern about the stability of the second largest economy in the world, which faces the risks of tariff war with the United States.

The Nikkei index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell 0.29% to 22,697.88 points, while the general index Topix gave 0.26% to 1,744.98 points. However, both indices recorded their second week of gains

. The losses were driven by a wave of liquidation on the Nikkei's futures contracts after the yuan weakened to about 6.8 units per dollar for the first time. This time But a rebound in the Chinese currency later in the day relieved the Japanese stock market.