Shares are trading lower today, with investors worried about possible military action between the United States and North Korea.
DJIA declined by about 130 points, in a second consecutive day of decline, with Apple and Goldman Sachs are the biggest losers.
The S & P500 declined by 0.8% on the third consecutive day of decline. The most losses come from the technology and finance sectors.
Nasdaq also declined by 1.2%, with shares of Apple, Amazon and Netflix and Alphabet trading with a decline.
VIX rose 33% to 14.80, the highest level since May.
North Korea said the attack plan over Guam would be ready by mid-August.
This comes in response to Donald Trump's comments earlier this week that if North Korea continues to test missiles and threaten the United States, it will "be met with fire and fury."
This has a good impact on safe-haven instruments, with gold futures marking a 2% growth this week, and the yen is now up 60% today and is currently at about 109,371 against the dollar.
Source: Bloomberg Pro Terminal
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