The relief that greeted reports of a possible ceasefire in Ukraine faded on Wall Street, as a slide in Apple and other technology stocks tugged the US stock market to a small loss yesterday.

Stocks slipped on Wall Street yesterday, pushing the market to a weekly loss, as investors assessed the latest round of company earnings.

Stocks closed lower on Wall Street as investors worried that a controversial proposal to seize money from depositors in Cyprus could set off another bout of anxiety over Europe’s shared currency.

US stocks have posted solid gains for the third quarter, although the ride got bumpy at the end.

A surge in hiring last month got a big welcome on Wall Street today.