
US stocks closed lower after Dow and S&P 500 briefly touched new all-time highs, while yen weakened through key 100-mark against the US dollar for the first time in 4 years.
Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 22.50 points at 15,082.62, after briefly hitting another all-time high of 15,144.83.
S&P 500 fell 6.02 points to end at 1,626.67. Most key S&P sectors ended lower, dragged by utilities and telecom shares.
Nasdaq composite fell 4.10 points to close at 3,409.17.