Update from the #NYSE Floor: March 18, 2014 Putins comment that Russias only interest was Crimea turned markets up this morning. Hope is that if the deal is narrow, there will be no sanctions war (or worse, a shooting war). Markets in U.S. began to fade after opening, only to re-spike on non-hostile comments from Merkel. Around 11:40, stocks backed off highs on rumors of an Interfax flash that Russian troops moved on a Ukrainian naval facility in Crimea. Reports claim shooting and at least one Ukraine solider wounded. Run rate at noon projects to NYSE final volume of 560/640 million shares.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 17:04:58 +0000