Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:06:01 GMT
U.S. stocks advance as Putin speaks
Wall Street equities jumped on Tuesday trading session together with European shares after the Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin declared he doesn't intend to split Ukraine as the Crimea voted to join Russia. The benchmark index Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 0.1% by 9:35 a.m. New York time, while the Stoxx Europe 600 Index climbed 0.4%.