Wall Street closed positive as Ukraine fears relieve

FXStreet (San Francisco) - The US stocks market closed positive on Thursday as investors confidence was fueled by the conciliatory statement from Vladimir Putin. Market ignored weaker than expected US economic data in a light volume day.

The Dow Jones advanced 61.78 points or 0.37% to finish at 16,713.58; the S&P 500 added 8.46 pts or 0.43% to 1,955.18; while the Nasdaq Composite won 18.88 pts or 0.43% to 4,453.00.