Wall St ends lower as Trump tariffs ruling raises concerns

The Dow fell 249.07 points, or 0.55%, to 45,295.81, the S&P 500 fell 44.72 points, or 0.69%, to 6,415.54 and the Nasdaq fell 175.92 points, or 0.82%, to 21,279.63.

NEW YORK: Wall Street started off September on a sharply lower note on Tuesday as investors weighed the future of President Donald Trump's tariffs after a federal appeals court ruled most of his sweeping tariffs illegal.

A divided US appeals court made the ruling on Friday, but allowed for the levies to be in place until October 14. Trump on Tuesday said his administration will ask the Supreme Court for an expedited ruling on the tariffs.