Europe promised to act firmly and China said it would defend its interests appropriately if Trump followed through with his pledge of imposing tariffs of 25 percent on imported steel and 10 percent on aluminum.
The blue-chip index turned negative for the year following the news and is now down 1.4 percent for the period.
Boeing's 3.8 percent fall weighed the most on the index as worries about higher costs troubled investors.
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