Stocks End Holiday Week Lower as Tech Giants Pull Back

Stocks fell broadly on Friday as Wall Street closed out a holiday-shortened week on a down note. The losses were made worse by sharp declines for the Big Tech stocks known as the “Magnificent 7,” which can heavily influence the direction of the market because of their large size. The Standard & Poor's 500 fell 66.75 points, or 1.1%, to 5,970.84. Roughly 90% of stocks in the benchmark index lost ground, but it managed to hold onto a modest gain of 0.7% for the week.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 333.59 points, or 0.8%, to 42,992.21. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite shed 298.33 points, or 1.5%, to 19,722.03. Semiconductor giant Nvidia slumped 2.1%. Microsoft declined 1.7%. Each has a market value above $3 trillion, giving the companies outsize sway on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. A wide range of retailers also fell. Amazon fell 1.5% and Best Buy slipped 1.5%. The sector is being closely watched for clues on how it performed during the holiday shopping season. Energy stocks held up better than the rest of the market, with a loss of less than 0.1% as crude oil prices rose. “There’s just some uncertainty over this relief rally we’ve witnessed since last week,” said Adam Turnquist, chief technical strategist for LPL Financial. The S&P 500 gained nearly 3% over a three-day stretch before breaking for Christmas. On Thursday, the index posted a small decline. Despite Friday’s drop, the market is moving closer to another standout annual finish. The S&P 500 is on track for a gain of about 25% in 2024. That would mark a second consecutive yearly gain of more than 20%, the first time that has happened since 1997-98. The gains have been driven partly by upbeat economic data showing that consumers continued spending and the labor market remained strong. Inflation, although still high, has also been steadily easing. A report Friday showed that sales and inventory estimates for the wholesale trade industry fell 0.2% in November, after a slight gain in October

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