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Syria weighs and Wall Street closed mixed after fading highs

FXstreet.com (San Francisco) - In a choppy session, the US stocks market closed mixed the last day of the week as investors digested weaker than expected non farm payrolls and a decline in the US Unemployment rate with a multi-year low participation rate.

Investors were concerned also on the Syrian problem as Russian President V.Putin added to the increasing uncertainty surrounding the region after saying Russia will support Syria in case of any attack and Barack Obama affirmed that US is able to attack today, tomorrow or next month. Oil rose and stocks declined.

The Dow Jones declined 14.98 points or 0.10% on Friday to close at 14,922.50. However the pair advanced 0.55% on the week. The S&P 500 added 0.09 points or 0.01% in the day to end the week at 1,655.17; 0.5% negative in the last 5 sessions.

The Nasdaq advanced 1.23 points or 0.03% to 3,660.01; the Composite rose 0.06% on the week. The crude oil rallied 1.67% on the day at 101.18. The Oil jumped 2.35% or $2.53 in the last 5 days.

GBP/JPY back above 154.70 zone

GBP/JPY stumbled to weekly lows at 154.14 prior to the closing of the American trading session. The Syrian conflict intensified as worries rose after Russian commentaries on Syrian support if the US were to strike the Middle Eastern nation.
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GBP/USD settled ahead of closing hours

GBP/USD has settled ahead of the close for the weekend, oscillating in the 1.5630’s.
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