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U.S. stock benchmarks fell Friday, with February jobs data beating forecasts, but investors were focused on a worsening conflict between Russia and Ukraine which resulted in a fire at a nuclear power plant earlier in the day.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
was down around 400 points, or 1.2%; the S&P 500 index
SPX,
traded 1% lower at around 4,321; while the Nasdaq Composite Index
COMP,
retreated 0.6% at 13,466.
The clashes in Ukraine have investors focused on crude oil
CL.1,
which was trading higher on Friday and for the week, and on yields for government debt, with the 10-year Treasury note
TMUBMUSD10Y,
yielding 1.76%.
