Wall Street closed slightly lower last night as uncertainty over the geopolitical events in Ukraine continued to play out. A loss of around 0.2% on the S&P 5000 took some of the shine off earnings that have so far tended to impress the market. Some signs of progress overnight though with the Russian separatists willing to allow the repatriation of bodies and access to the site, in addition to the potential for developments over a ceasefire in Gaza, have helped to cheer Asian markets. Although the Nikkei 225 played catch-up following a public holiday on Monday, it was able to post decent gains of around 0.8% with a ... (full story)