Stocks edged a bit lower on Wall Street as the first week of corporate earnings season closes out with markets trading near record levels.
The S&P 500 slipped 0.1 percent Friday after a day of wavering between gains and losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2 percent, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.1 percent.
Gains for several big tech companies helped offset weakness elsewhere.
A handful of regional U.S. banks reported their earnings following mixed reports from their larger peers. Pittsburgh’s PNC jumped after it beat Wall Street’s fourth-quarter targets, but Regions Financial fell after reporting results that missed forecasts.
On Friday:
The S&P 500 fell 4.46 points, or 0.1 percent, to 6,940.01.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 83.11 points, or 0.2 percent, to 49,359.33.
The Nasdaq composite fell 14.63 points, or 0.1 percent, to 23,515.39.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 3.18 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,677.74.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is down 26.27 points, or 0.4 percent.
The Dow is down 144.74 points, or 0.3 percent.
The Nasdaq is down 155.96 points, or 0.7 percent.
The Russell 2000 is up 53.51 points, or 2 percent.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 94.51 points, or 1.4 percent.
The Dow is up 1,296.04 points, or 2.7 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 273.40 points, or 1.2 percent.
The Russell 2000 is up 195.83 points, or 7.9 percent.
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