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Stocks extend gains despite US steel tariffs

Market statistics displayed on a screen of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on June 2, 2025, in New York City. [AFP]

Stock markets extended gains Wednesday as investors shrugged off US President Donald Trump's tough words on China and the doubling of tariffs on global steel and aluminium.

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