Dow JonesDow Jones Today Opens Higher as Trade War Fears Continue to Rock Wall Street April 9, 2018 by Garrett Baldwin The Dow Jones today traded nearly 150-points higher in pre-market trading as investors paired losses from Friday's dramatic selloff. Prompted by President Trump's fresh round of tariffs on Chinese exports, Friday's selloff pushed the Dow down over 700 points before closing with a 572 point loss.