By Ryan Vlastelica
NEW
YORK, Aug 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell to session lows on Friday,
erasing earlier gains and dropping in heavy trading, as forces in
Ukraine engaged a Russian armored column on Ukrainian soil.
A
Ukrainian military spokesman said Ukrainian forces had tracked a
Russian armored column after it crossed the border into Ukraine, and
that after the engagement, "part of it no longer exists."
Investors
have been concerned about the potential fallout to any escalation
between the two countries, though recent signs of easing tensions had
lifted equities throughout the week.
"If
the reports are true that there is an exchange of arms between Russia
and Ukraine, that is a setback in the recent calm. It is hard to know
how serious this is, but any sustained upturn in violence could lead to a
short-term setback," said Jim McDonald, chief investment strategist at
Chicago-based Northern Trust Asset Management.
"Still, so far it has not paid to get too defensive."
The
Dow Jones industrial average fell 63.19 points or 0.38 percent, to
16,650.39, the S&P 500 lost 4.95 points or 0.25 percent, to 1,950.23
and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.97 points or 0.04 percent, to
4,451.04.
The S&P 500 at one point rose as much as 0.45 percent on Friday.
(Editing by Bernadette Baum)
【on.cc東網專訊】
北約秘書長拉斯穆森周五表示，俄羅斯的軍車昨晚已進入烏克蘭境內，指責俄方持續令烏國局勢不穩。拉斯穆森稱可肯定肯定俄羅斯向烏東投入武器及武裝人員。而烏國則表示周四晚有一隊運兵車及貨車穿過烏克蘭的邊境。
另外，俄羅斯周日表示讓烏國檢查其救援物資車隊，亦同意讓紅十字會在烏東地區分發物資。基輔的國防部官員表示，烏國邊境警衞及海關人員屆時會檢查，紅十字會亦派人監督。而運送物資的貨車，將前往親俄武裝分子控制的盧甘斯克，紓緩當地食物糧水等短缺問題。
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