Wall Street ends higher as markets eye easing of trade tensions

Wall Street indexes rose on Wednesday amid hopes of easing US trade tensions, especially from the postponement of auto tariffs on Canada and Mexico. Early optimism from an ISM services report was tempered by increased input prices and slow private payroll growth. Major gainers included car companies like Ford and General Motors, while Intel and CrowdStrike saw declines. Wall Street indexes rose on Wednesday amid hopes of easing US trade tensions, especially from the postponement of auto tariffs on Canada and Mexico. Early optimism from an ISM services report was tempered by increased input prices and slow private payroll growth. Major gainers included car companies like Ford and General Motors, while Intel and CrowdStrike saw declines.  Economic Times