Stocks have moved mostly lower over the course of the trading day on Friday, adding to the losses posted in the previous session. The major averages have all moved to the downside, with the Dow falling to its lowest intraday level in a month.
Currently, the major averages are just off their lows of the session. The Dow is down 372.89 points or 0.8 percent at 43,803.76, the Nasdaq is down 134.90 points or 0.7 percent at 19,827.46 and the S&P 500 is down 37.30 points or 0.6 percent at 6,080.22.
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.