
U.S. stocks settled lower on Friday, with the Nasdaq Composite falling more than 200 points during the session. The S&P 500 recorded losses for the third straight session, but recorded a gain for January.
The Dow Jones closed lower by around 179 points to 48,892.47 on Friday. The S&P 500 fell 0.43% to 6,939.03, while the Nasdaq Composite dipped 0.94% at 23,461.82 during Friday’s session.
The S&P 500 gained 1.4%, while the Dow added 1.7%, for January. The Nasdaq recorded a monthly gain of 1%.
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