U.S. Steel, Alcoa shares jump after tariff proposal
Published: Feb 16, 2018 12:41 p.m. ET
By
CLAUDIA
ASSIS
REPORTER
Shares of U.S. Steel Corp. X, +10.08% surged more than 12% and Alcoa Inc. AA, +1.01% stock rose nearly 3% on Friday after the U.S. Commerce Department recommended tariffs on steel and aluminum from other countries, including China and Brazil. U.S. Steel shares were recently up 10% to $43, on track for their their highest close since September 2014. The tariffs and quotas would vary from country to country, with the highest ones going to aluminum from China and Russia, among other countries, and the highest steel tariffs on imports from countries including Brazil, China and Russia. President Donald Trump earlier this week said he was considering the tariffs, and the administration last month imposed tariffs on solar panels and modules.