Relief on the stock market after Fed minutes – concerns about the Ukraine crisis and interest rates remain

Denver, Dusseldorf The stock exchanges in the USA closed friendly on Wednesday after significant losses in the meantime. The broader S&P 500 recovered 0.9 percent from losses to close 0.1 percent higher. The Nasdaq technology exchange limited its losses from 1.3 percent to 0.1 percent, the Dow Jones index of standard values ​​fell by 0.2 percent.

The US stock exchanges held up better than the German market. The leading index Dax closed 0.3 percent lower at 15,370 points. Investors in the German market held back because the minutes of the most recent US central bank meeting were scheduled to be published after the European stock market closed. Market participants had feared further signs of a tighter monetary policy.