Wall Street dips as Ukraine concern offsets upbeat jobs data

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock ExchangeBy Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks eased on Friday as concerns about more violence in Ukraine prompted profit-taking ahead of the weekend and offset optimism about the fastest job growth in more than two years. Healthcare shares were among the biggest drags on the S&P 500, including U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc . Its shares fell 1.3 percent to $30.75 after its sweetened bid for AstraZeneca Plc was rejected. Adding to market pressure, more than 40 people were killed in the Ukrainian city of Odessa on Friday in the worst violence in the Black Sea port since President Viktor Yanukovich was ousted in February.

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