Stocks Ended Lower Friday, Suffering Weekly Decline

U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday, logging weekly losses in a tech-led decline. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 182.44 points, or 0.68%, to 26,469.89. The S&P 500 lost 20.03 points, or 0.68%, to 3,215.63. The Nasdaq Composite declined 98.24 points, or 0.94%, to 10,363.18. For the week, the Dow fell 0.8%, the S&P 500 lost 0.3% and the Nasdaq saw a weekly fall of 1.3%.

Oil futures ended with a modest gain on Friday, with U.S. prices up more than 1% for the week. West Texas Intermediate crude for September delivery tacked on 22 cents, or 0.5%, to settle at $41.29 a barrel. September Brent crude inched up by 3 cents, or 0.07%, to $43.34 a barrel. For the week, front-month WTI futures saw a 1.3% weekly gain, and Brent rose 0.5%.