• The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 95.02 points, or 0.38 percent, to 25,241.41, the S&P 500 lost 1.98 points, or 0.07 percent, to 2,770.37.
The Nasdaq Composite dropped 54.17 points, or 0.7 percent, to 7,635.07 after registering three straight closing record highs in the previous sessions.
The S&P and Nasdaq fell on Thursday as the technology sector snapped a rally while investors turned to safer bets as they kept an eye on global trade tensions and waited for U.S. and European central bank meetings.
• The Fed is widely expected to announce an interest rate hike on Wednesday but investors are looking for clues on whether the U.S. central bank will raise rates a fourth time in 2018.
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· Asian stocks drifted lower early on Friday, with major markets in the region recording slight declines after the mixed close on Wall Street.
The Nikkei 225 shed 0.11 percent following four straight sessions of gains as banking stocks slipped while consumer stocks edged higher. The broader Topix was little changed.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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