Stock markets on Wall Street closed lower on Tuesday after the US Treasury Secretary reported on US budget deficit
hitting record $738B in April. Also, Federal Reserve (Fed) Vice-Chair Randal Quarles
said that he expects the unemployment rate will be extremely high in the near-term. Meanwhile, several Republican senators
introduced a bill that would allow US President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on China if it fails to provide information on the origins of coronavirus.
The Dow traded 457 points lower or 1.89% at the closing bell. The Nasdaq 100 sank 2.01% as the session ended. The S&P 500 finished with a loss of 2.05%.
The euro grew against the dollar by 0.40%, going for $1.08506 at 4:03 pm ET.