U.S. equities retreated at the close of trade on Friday, with losses concentrated in the industrials, utilities and technology sectors.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.02% to 53,185.90, while the S&P 500 fell 0.25% to 7,686.14 and the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.52% to 26,370.89. Declining issues outnumbered advancers on the New York Stock Exchange by 1,553 to 1,137, with 114 unchanged. On the Nasdaq, 2,229 stocks fell against 1,194 that rose, with 189 unchanged.
The CBOE Volatility Index, a measure of expected near-term market volatility, decreased 0.62% to 14.42.
Among Dow components, Amazon.com rose 3.97% to $266.43, Nike added 3.02% to $39.60 and McDonald's gained 1.90% to $265.00. Decliners included NVIDIA, which fell 4.58% to $217.55, 3M, down 2.51% to $174.34, and Caterpillar, which slipped 2.05% to $800.25.
In the S&P 500, FMC Corporation led gainers with a 6.24% advance to $11.33, followed by Domino's Pizza, up 5.40% to $350.00, and Lululemon Athletica, which rose 5.05% to $120.81. The steepest declines were seen in PayPal Holdings, down 12.71% to $53.66, PG&E, which lost 7.52% to $16.60, and Generac Holdings, which fell 6.84% to $183.80.
On the Nasdaq, FingerMotion surged 129.53% to $0.40, Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp II jumped 95.20% to a record $19.11 and Core AI Holdings rose 54.36% to $0.39. The sharpest losers included BioXcel Therapeutics, which hit an all-time low after falling 74.76% to $0.18, Wetour Robotics, down 50.26% to $5.72, and Bioatla, which slid 44.75% to $1.74.
Commodities and currencies moved broadly. Gold futures for December delivery fell 3.38% to $4,506.36 per troy ounce, while West Texas Intermediate crude for October delivery declined 0.12% to $83.43 per barrel. Brent crude for November delivery dropped 0.31% to $88.25 per barrel. The euro weakened 0.58% against the dollar to 1.16, the yen strengthened 0.43% to 160.07 per dollar and the U.S. Dollar Index rose 0.54% to 99.63.
