New York (AFP)

Wall Street progressed shortly after the opening Monday, reassured by the tone of Donald Trump on China and the hope of a Sino-US trade agreement.

Its flagship index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, rose 0.81% to 25,837.70 points around 14:00 GMT.

The Nasdaq, with strong technological color, was up 0.96% at 7,826.41 points and the broad index S & P 500 rose 0.76% to 2,868.65 points.

The New York Stock Exchange plummeted on Friday after a sudden escalation of the trade dispute and the announcement of new Chinese and US tariffs: the Dow Jones fell by 2.37% and the Nasdaq by 3.00%.

Monday, the two countries seemed to have taken the road of dialogue, Donald Trump showing confidence in a possible agreement with Beijing.

"I think everything is possible (...) We have very significant negotiations, which have never been so significant," assured the US president, Biarritz, where he participated in the G7 summit.

For its part, China has declared, through its main negotiator, wanting to "calmly resolve the problem through consultations and cooperation".

For Art Hogan of National, this lull "is raising the stock market this morning and indicates that the markets wish to find the feeling that the negotiations between the United States and China go ahead."

Investors, however, remained on their guard after the sudden rise in tension last week.

Donald Trump had indeed announced that he raised the amount of US tariffs on products "made in China", executing threats made a few hours earlier.

All of the $ 550 billion worth of Chinese products imported into the United States will be subject to even higher customs duties by the end of the year.

China had announced its intention to impose new tariffs on $ 75 billion of imports from the United States, in retaliation for additional tariffs planned to establish Washington soon.

Particularly affected by the plummet of Friday, Apple, which manufactures and sells a large part of its products in China, has moved forward, its title gaining nearly 2%.

In the bond market, the 10-year interest rate on US debt was down 1.52%.

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