More volatility: US stocks wobble on another turbulent day
U.S. stocks wavered between small gains and losses Friday, struggling to maintain the momentum from a two-day winning streak following a week of volatile trading. Energy companies led a broad, late-afternoon slide. Smaller company stocks were outgaining the rest of the market.
KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 index fell 4 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,484 as of 3:29 p.m. Eastern Time. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 93 points, or 0.4 percent, to 23,045. The Nasdaq added 7 points, or 0.1 percent, to 6,586. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks rose 10 points, or 0.8 percent, 1,341.
On Thursday the Dow erased a 600-point loss and finished with a gain of 260 points.