• The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 30.95 points, or 0.15 percent, to 20,547.76, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 7.15 points, or 0.30 percent, to 2,348.69 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 6.26 points, or 0.11 percent, to 5,910.52.
U.S. stocks dipped on Friday as investors were cautious ahead of the first round of the closely contested French presidential election, but the S&P 500 managed to notch its first weekly gain in three.
• Equities in Asia were in the green on early Monday following the widely-expected results of the first round of presidential elections in France, with exit polls indicating that Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen would progress to the run-off on May 7.
Centrist candidate Macron won 23.7 percent of the votes in the first round of the election on Sunday while National Front leader Le Pen secured 21.7 percent, according to estimates.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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