Dow Jones: 20,523.28; -113.64; -0.55%
S&P 500: 2,342.19; -6.82; -0.29%
Nasdaq: 5,849.47; -7.32; -0.12%
• In Dow Jones news, the Dow fell 113 points Tuesday after the latest round of earnings reports disappointed Wall Street and tensions with North Korea escalated.
A rising star in France's political system is creating new uncertainty about the first round of national elections.
In addition to existing tensions in Syria and North Korea, concerns about the United Kingdom and France emerged on Tuesday. The rise of a left-wing candidate has produced new uncertainty over the upcoming first round of national elections. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Theresa May called for a snap election in Britain with the fate of Brexit on the line.
• Sterling stole the show in Asia on Wednesday amid speculation Britain's surprise decision to call a snap election could ultimately deliver a more market-friendly outcome in its divorce from the European Union. Safe-havens stayed in favor as gold and bonds climbed ahead of presidential elections in France and on escalating tensions between the United States and North Korea.
• Equities were largely sidelined with MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS off 0.1 percent to the lowest since mid-March.
• Japan's Nikkei .N225 eased 0.2 percent, in line with losses across the region.
Reference: Money Morning, Reuters
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