The day's closing numbers are displayed after the closing bell of the Dow Industrial Average at the New York Stock Exchange on 8 March 2018 in New York. US stocks finished a volatile session higher Thursday after President Donald Trump raised controversial tariffs on imported steel and aluminum sparking worries that he could ignite a global trade war. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.4 percent to 24,895.21. The broad-based S&P 500 gained 0.5 percent to 2,738.97, and the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index increased 0.4 percent to 7,427.95. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP)