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Asia-Pacific markets are set to start the day lower, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow to impose a 100% tariff on imports of semiconductors and chips to the U.S., but companies that are “building in the United States” will be exempted.
Details such as how much a company needs to be manufacturing in the U.S. to qualify for the tariff exemption were not immediately clear.
S&P 500 futures moved up 0.24%, while Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.24% as of 7:20 a.m. Singapore time (7:20 p.m. ET Wednesday).
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were last seen up 68 points, or 0.15%.
