Wall Street’s main indexes closed higher on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow hitting their highest in more than a month, as investors assessed Donald Trump’s first actions as president and breathed relief that he did not start his second term with blanket tariff increases.

European markets opened higher while Asian stocks were mixed on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump's latest comments on tariffs raised uncertainty in Chinese markets. France’s CAC 40 gained 0.