As for individual stocks, retailers Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) and Home Depot (NYSE: HD) both reported sales affected by bad weather in February, but with different effects on the bottom line. Investors got a reprieve from worries about trade with China on Tuesday, with the Trump administration saying it would grant temporary exemptions to the blacklisting of Huawei. Home Depot said the sales performance came in below the company's expectations due to unfavorable weather in February and lumber price deflation.
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