Following the strong upward move seen on Thursday, stocks gave back some ground during Friday's session. The major averages all moved to the downside, with the Dow and the S&P 500 pulling back off their best closing levels in almost two months.
The major averages regained ground late in the session but remained in negative territory. The Dow slid 143.22 points or 0.4 percent to 33,886.47, the Nasdaq fell 42.81 points or 0.4 percent to 12,123.47 and the S&P 500 dipped 8.58 points or 0.2 percent to 4,137.64.
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