Dow Jones: 20,914.62; -19.93; -0.10%
S&P 500: 2,378.25; -3.13; -0.13%
Nasdaq: 5,901.00; +0.24; +0.00%
In Dow Jones news today (Friday, March 17), the Dow had a small loss as declines in healthcare stocks offset positive momentum in the technology sector.
The downturn comes a day after Donald Trump announced plans to reduce spending for the National Institute of Health and to increase regulatory payments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
• Asian equities fell in early trade on Monday as investors mulled headlines out of the G20 finance ministers meeting in Germany at the weekend and China Development Forum over the next two days.
• Finance ministers from twenty of the world's biggest economies held a two-day meeting, and warned against competitive devaluations and disorderly FX markets but failed to agree on keeping global trade free and open.
• Markets in Japan are shut. On Friday, Japan's benchmark index fell 0.35 percent.
• Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Sunday in Germany that the European Union and Japan should soon reach an economic deal, and stressed the importance of free trade to his country, Reuters reported.
Reference: Money Morning, CNBC
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