The US stock markets made losses on Friday. The Dow was calculated at 44,424.25 points at the end of trading in New York, a decline of 0.3 percent compared to the previous trading day.
Just a few minutes earlier, the broader S&P 500 was calculated at around 6,100 points, a decline of 0.3 percent and the technology stock market Nasdaq calculated the Nasdaq 100 at around 21,775 points, a decline of 0.6 percent.
After the highs of the past days, the euphoria over the new US President Donald Trump appears to be showing the first cracks. Uncertainty among investors is spreading over the actual implementation of the announced tariffs, with a decision potentially being delayed until April 1.
The European common currency was stronger on Friday evening: one euro cost 1.0497 US dollars and one dollar was worth 0.9527 euros.
The gold price was able to profit, with 2,772 US dollars paid for one fine ounce (+0.6 percent) in the evening, equivalent to a price of 84.90 euros per gram.
Meanwhile, the oil price rose: a barrel of North Sea Brent cost around 22:00 German time on Friday evening at 78.46 US dollars, an increase of 17 cents or 0.2 percent from the close of the previous trading day.