Ukraine military says Russian-occupying forces fired on village in

There’s no other details for the time being but the news just continues to feed into the sense of apprehension since the early hours of the European morning, after Russian rebel forces accused Ukraine of mortar attacks.

Gold has jumped on the headline here in a quick push from $1,876 to $1,890 (now @ $1,882) and we are seeing the dollar and yen gain a bit more ground on the session.