Wall Street stock futures rise after temporary US tech tariff exemption

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Futures pointed to a tech stock rally when global markets opened in Asia on Monday for the first time since the US spared smartphones and other consumer electronics from the harshest tariffs against China.

Futures tracking the tech-heavy US Nasdaq 100 index rose 1.4 per cent, even as the Trump administration signalled there could still be levies on these goods in the months ahead….