Amazon Stock Jumps 6% Wednesday: What's Going On?

Amazon.com Inc AMZN shares climbed 5.44% to $182.60 during Wednesday’s session, rising alongside the broader market as investors reacted positively to potential tariff relief in the ongoing U.S.-China trade dispute.

What To Know: According to a WSJ report, the Trump administration is considering significantly reducing tariffs on Chinese imports—potentially slashing them by more than half—in a strategic move to ease economic tensions with Beijing.

The proposed rollback could drop tariffs to between 50% and 65%, WSJ reported, citing senior White House officials. A tiered tariff system, first proposed by the House committee on China, is also under consideration.

That framework would impose lower levies—around 35%—on goods considered non-strategic to U.S. security interests, while maintaining rates of 100% or higher for critical sectors. President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that while tariffs on China would be reduced from their current 145%, "it won't be zero," WSJ noted.

Investors on Wednesday interpreted these signals as a de-escalation of the months-long trade war, which has rattled equity markets worldwide.

For Amazon, whose global supply chain and consumer electronics segments are especially sensitive to import costs, the prospect of lower tariffs could improve margin outlooks and ease pricing pressures.

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Investors can gain exposure to AMZN by investing in the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund XLY.

How To Buy AMZN Stock

By now you're likely curious about how to participate in the market for Amazon – be it to purchase shares, or even attempt to bet against the company.

Buying shares is typically done through a brokerage account. You can find a list of possible trading platforms here. Many will allow you to buy “fractional shares,” which allows you to own portions of stock without buying an entire share.

In the case of Amazon, which is trading at $182.60 as of publishing time, $100 would buy you around 0.55 shares of stock.

If you're looking to bet against a company, the process is more complex. You'll need access to an options trading platform, or a broker who will allow you to “go short” a share of stock by lending you the shares to sell. The process of shorting a stock can be found at this resource. Otherwise, if your broker allows you to trade options, you can either buy a put option, or sell a call option at a strike price above where shares are currently trading – either way it allows you to profit off of the share price decline.

According to data from Benzinga Pro, AMZN has a 52-week high of $242.52 and a 52-week low of $151.61.