· The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 53.84 points, or 0.24 percent, to 22,295.75, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 5.56 points, or 0.22 percent, to 2,496.66 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 56.33 points, or 0.88percent, to 6,370.59.
Wall Street dipped on Monday, as a selloff in technology shares weighed heavily on the Nasdaq, while the most recent statement from North Korea’s to Washington added to a cautious tone.
· The comments buoyed safe-haven assets, those that are favored by investors in times of crisis, with gold XAU= up 1 percent and the Japanese yen strengthened 0.26 percent versus the greenback at 111.71 per dollar.
· Asian markets were pressured in early Tuesday trade, following declines on Wall Street overnight, as the war of words between North Korea and the U.S. escalated.
· Japan's Nikkei 225 sank 0.28 percent in early trade after the yen strengthened overnight as investors focused on North Korea.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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