NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – Statements by the Russian President about the talks with Ukraine did not ignite on the US stock exchanges on Friday. Vladimir Putin identified “certain positive changes” in talks with Ukrainian officials. US investors were not impressed by this, the leading index Dow Jones Industrial closed down 0.69 percent at 32,946.76 points.
On a weekly basis, the Dow Jones Industrial posted a minus of around two percent. The other major indices posted higher losses on Friday: the broad S&P 500 lost 
1.31 percent to 4203.91 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 lost 2.13 percent to 13,301.83 points. Here the weekly loss added up to almost four percent, which was the largest weekly minus since January 2021.
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