U.S. stocks slipped Friday as Apple absorbed its worst loss in more than four years. Thanks to gains over the previous three days, the S&P 500 index finished with its biggest weekly increase since March.
On Friday:
The S&P 500 index retreated 17.31 points, or 0.6 percent, to 2,723.06.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gave up 109.91 points, or 0.4 percent, to 25,270.83.
The Nasdaq composite declined 77.06 points, or 1 percent, to 7,356.99.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks added 3 points, or 0.2 percent, to 1,547.98.
For the week:
The S&P 500 jumped 64.37 points, or 2.4 percent.
The Dow gained 582.52 points, or 2.4 percent.
The Nasdaq rose 189.78 points, or 2.6 percent.
The Russell 2000 surged 64.16 points, or 4.3 percent.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 49.45 points, or 1.8 percent.
The Dow is up 551.61 points, or 2.2 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 453.60 points, or 6.6 percent.
The Russell 2000 is up 12.47 points, or 0.8 percent.
