World Markets affected by geopolitical unrest.

World markets plunged down on Friday after Malaysian Airlines Plane crash. The tension in Ukraine affected markets world wide. It has been said that the Flight MH17 was brought down by a surface-to-air missile over a region where Ukrainian government forces and  pro-Russian rebels are fighting.

As the news of crash spread, Japan's Nikkei tumbled by 1% and Germany's DAX fell 0.35%.


Russia and Germany has close trading ties, and it's been anticipated that Germany might lose more than most from a deepening crisis. After the crash, Moscow is going to experience pressure from the world to resolve the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Such political unrest has affected markets around the world.

On the other hand, aviation stocks are falling in Malaysia, it fell by 0.4%. Four months earlier Flight MH370 disappeared, this is the second tragedy to hit the airline business this year.
After the attack, the most actively traded stock in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Airline fell by 11% while Malaysia Airport slide down nearly 5%.


While the tension spread and Russian stocks were also on the slide, extending Thursday's losses triggered by the announcement of new U.S. sanctions targeting leading Russian energy companies and banks on the other hand, the West is trying to pressure Moscow into ending its support for the rebels in Ukraine.


Investors were further thrilled when Israel sent ground troops into Gaza.

On Thursday, US stocks were also seen affected : the S&P 500 declined about 1.2%, the Nasdaq slid 1.4% and the Dow closed down almost 1%, the drop for the Dow was the biggest in two months, and the S&P's fall was the steepest in three months.

While stock markets were falling gold price was up 1.5% higher. The VIX index, which measured market volatility rose up by 36%.


While these events affected world market after the news, Wall Street bounced back Friday.