Wall Street continued its sluggish decline throughout Friday's session, with mega-cap tech shares commanding the lead of the broader market despite some encouraging economy progress made this week. All three major benchmarks ended the week in the red, with the S&P 500 leading the decline by a drop of 0.64%, the Nasdaq posting its worst week in months falling 0.56%, and the Dow almost eking out a gain but ultimately slipping 0.03%.
Recent declines from major tech stocks like Amazon
Yet, fresh U.S. economic data shows signs of recovery, although the recovery is happening slower than previously predicted. The consumer sentiment index tracked by the University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers gained higher in preliminary reports for September than expected, rising to 78.9 from August's 74.1. The index now rests at its highest level since the coronavirus pandemic began in the U.S., but remains lower from February's level of 101.0.
Meanwhile, tensions between the U.S. and China has begun to flare up yet again, with the Trump administration announcing that it will block all TikTok and WeChat downloads in the U.S. on Sunday. The news pressured Oracle
Here's how the market closed out the week:
S&P 500 Index
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Nasdaq Composite Index
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For Sector Performance, every industry ended Friday's session lower as the broader market declined. The negative performance losses were as follows: Real Estate -1.96%, Utilities -1.79%, Materials -1.72%, Information Technology -1.66%, Consumer Discretionary -1.44%, Energy -1.16%, Communication Services -1.10%, Industrials -1.08%, Consumer Staples -0.92%, Financials -0.24% and Health Care -0.13%.
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For the week ahead, a few major companies are scheduled to deliver quarterly earnings including Costco