• The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 74.52 points, or 0.29 percent, to 25,509.23, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 4.12 points, or 0.14 percent, to 2,853.58 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 3.46 points, or 0.04 percent, to 7,891.78.
The S&P 500 and Dow ended down slightly on Thursday as gains in Apple (AAPL.O) and Amazon (AMZN.O) were offset by losses in energy and financial shares.
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• Asian stocks were mixed in early trade on the last trading day of the week, taking cues from Wall Street's overnight performance.
Japan's Nikkei 225 slipped 0.35 percent in early morning trade, with weakness seen in insurers and mining stocks. Despite the overall move lower, the oil and coal products subindex held onto gains, as did retailers, with Fast Retailing higher by 0.57 percent.
Elsewhere, the Kospi pulled back by 0.66 percent as major technology names recorded declines in early trade. Samsung Electronics fell 2.03 percent and SK Hynix declined 2.18 percent.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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