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Wall Street closes negative amid fears of war in Ukraine

FXStreet (San Francisco) - The US stocks market had its worst day in a month as the sentiment was hit by the crisis in Ukraine. The Dow posted triple-digit lost.

Investors didn't pay attention to economic data that surprise to the upside as drums for war are sounding in Ukraine with the Russian invasion of Crimea and the EU and UE rejection of the action.

The Dow Jones declined 153.68 points or 0.94% to finish at 16,168.03; the S&P 500 eased 13.72 points or 0.74% to end the day at 1,845.73; the Nasdaq composite declines for second day after losing 30.82 points or 0.72% to close at 4,277.30.

GBP/USD falls below 1.6700

After moving in ranges between 1.6750 and 1.6700 the GBP/USD broke below and tumbled to 1.6653, reaching the lowest price since last Thursday.
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EUR/JPY retreats further, approaches 139.00

The EUR/JPY finished on Monday around 139.20, posting the lowest daily close in almost a month.
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