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Stock prices on European stock markets are falling worried about the crisis in Ukraine

Stock prices European stock markets fell on Monday, continuing investor concerns about Ukraine crisis, but ASV was a holiday and the stock exchanges were closed.

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“The mood continues to be set [ziņu] headlines about Ukraine, Russia and the West, “said ThinkMarkets analyst Favad Razakzada.

The Frankfurt and Paris stock indices fell by at least 2%, and the London stock index also declined slightly.

Tensions over the crisis in Ukraine have escalated following the announcement by Russian President Vladimir Putin that he is considering a so-called Donetsk and Luhanskas recognition of the “independence” of the “people ‘s republics”. This was also the case when the trading session on European stock exchanges ended.

“There is a feeling that the situation could escalate dramatically at any time, and therefore investor nervousness remains,” said Craig Erlam, an market analyst at OANDA.

Oil prices rose on Monday but did not yet reach $ 100 a barrel.

Dow Jones Industrial Average, Standard & Poor’s 500 andNasdaq Composite ‘did not change on Monday as the US was on holiday and stock exchanges were closed.

London Stock Exchange Index FTSE 100 fell 0.1% to 7484.33 points on Monday, Frankfurt Stock Exchange Index DAX 30 fell 2.1% to 14,731.12 points, while the Paris Stock Exchange index CAC 40 fell 2.0% to 6,788.34 points.

In the New York Stock Exchange, the price of WTI crude oil rose 1.4% to $ 92.37 a barrel on Monday. The price of Brent crude oil rose 1.7% to $ 95.08 a barrel on the London Stock Exchange.

The euro rose from 1.1323 to 1.1337 dollars per euro on Monday, the British pound rose from 1.3593 to 1.3609 dollars per dollar, and the US dollar depreciated from 115.03 against the Japanese yen. to 114.82 yen per dollar. The euro appreciated against the pound sterling from 83.30 to 83.33 pence per euro.

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