NEW YORK — U. S. stocks dipped on Friday as investors were cautious ahead of the first round of the closely contested French presidential election,
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2017-04-22
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NEW YORK — U. S. stocks dipped on Friday as investors were cautious ahead of the first round of the closely contested French presidential election,
but the S&P 500 managed to notch its first weekly gain in three.
The S&P 500 posted 28 new 52-week highs and 1 new low; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 92 new highs and 39 new lows.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 30.95 points, or 0.15 percent, to 20,547.76, the S&P 500 lost 7.15 points, or 0.30 percent, to 2,348.69
and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 6.26 points, or 0.11 percent, to 5,910.52.
Of the 95 companies in the S&P 500 that have reported earnings through Friday morning, about 75 percent have topped
expectations, according to Thomson Reuters data, above the 71-percent average for the past four quarters.
For the week, the Dow rose 0.5 percent, the S&P gained 0.8 percent
and the Nasdaq advanced 1.8 percent in what was the first weekly gain for the top indexes over the last three weeks.
but the S&P 500 managed to notch its first weekly gain in three.
The S&P 500 posted 28 new 52-week highs and 1 new low; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 92 new highs and 39 new lows.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 30.95 points, or 0.15 percent, to 20,547.76, the S&P 500 lost 7.15 points, or 0.30 percent, to 2,348.69
and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 6.26 points, or 0.11 percent, to 5,910.52.
Of the 95 companies in the S&P 500 that have reported earnings through Friday morning, about 75 percent have topped
expectations, according to Thomson Reuters data, above the 71-percent average for the past four quarters.
For the week, the Dow rose 0.5 percent, the S&P gained 0.8 percent
and the Nasdaq advanced 1.8 percent in what was the first weekly gain for the top indexes over the last three weeks.
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