Health care and bank stocks pull US indexes slightly lower
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are slightly lower in afternoon trading on Wall Street Friday as a subdued week of trading comes to a close. Nike fell after reporting disappointing results in its North American business. That weighed on other consumer-focused companies. Technology companies were also lower. Chipmaker Nvidia fell 1.9 percent. High-dividend stocks made small gains even as bond yields remained near their recent highs. The price of bitcoin fell sharply after making gigantic gains throughout the year.
KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 4 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,680 as of 1 p.m. Eastern time. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 52 points, or 0.2 percent, to 24,729. The Nasdaq composite fell 12 points, or 0.