US Stocks End Mixed, Gold Jumps Amid Upbeat IMF Forecast, Trade Tensions

GLOBAL MARKET - NEW YORK. Wall Street closed mixed on Tuesday and gold touched a record high as investors weighed upbeat economic sentiment from the International Monetary Fund and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell against revived U.S.-China trade tensions.

Stocks lost some momentum late in the session after U.S. President Donald Trump posted on social media that he was considering ending some trade ties with China.