The S&P 500 index showed 2 new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 21 new highs and one new lows.
(Reuters) - U. S. stocks were slightly lower on Friday, dragged down by technology stocks as investors locked
in gains of what is likely to be Wall Street’s strongest first-quarter performance in four years.
The S&P is on track to gain 5.8 percent and the Dow 4.9 percent for the first quarter ending Friday, their biggest quarterly gains since 2013.
ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 32.07 points, or 0.15 percent, at 20,696.42, the S&P 500 was down 3.4 points, or 0.14 percent, at 2,364.66
and the Nasdaq Composite was down 9.58 points, or 0.16 percent, at 5,904.77.
"It’s perfectly normal on the last day of the quarter and the last day of the month to see some profit taking, especially after a strong run."
