NEWYORK(Reuters)-StockssoldoffinlatetradingtoclosesharplyloweronFriday,withtheS&P500postingconsecutiveweeklylossesforthefirsttimesinceNovember,asinvestorsretreatedafteraseven-monthrunofgains.Tradersattributedsomeofthesellingtoglobalindexrebalancingandreallocationofinvestmentstobondsfromstocks,butadesiretoprotectprofitsalsocontributedtotheexoduslateinthesession."Asyousensedthewea...
TOKYO(Reuters)-AsiansharesandthedollarwerepressuredonThursday,underminedbyanovernightpullbackinglobalequitiesasinvestorsassessedtheimplicationsofapotentialsofteningoftheFederalReserve'smassivemonetarystimulusprogram.MSCI'sbroadestindexofAsia-PacificsharesoutsideJapanwasdown0.2percent,barelyaboveFriday'sfive-weeklowof464.99.SentimentwasweighedastheCBOEVolatilityindex,whichme...