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FTSE 250 scientific technology products powerhouse Oxford Instruments (LSE: OXIG) is down 16% from its 8 November one-year traded high.
Part of this price drop followed the election of Donald Trump as US President in that month. In his first term in office and during his second-term campaign he advocated tariffs on trading partners. Once elected, he imposed these on multiple countries, including the UK.
Another part came after the 10 June announcement that the firm was going to sell NanoScience – its quantum business.
That said, I do not believe that the US protectionist policy will continue much past the end of Trump’s presidency. And even if it does, Oxford Instruments should be able to find ways of mitigating this risk. Indeed, its 13 June annual 2025 results stated: “We are well placed to mitigate any direct impact from tariffs.”
As for the sale of NanoScience, the…
