Stocks fell lower Friday, as market participants sold off some of the profits made from Wall Street's recent upswing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 150 points, while the S&P 500 Index and Nasdaq Composite lost 0.5% and 0.4%, respectively.
Here's how the market settled to close out the week:
S&P 500 Index
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Nasdaq Composite Index
All three major averages lost gains from earlier in the session and ultimately finished the week with losses. The Dow slipped more than 1% for the week, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell about 3% and 2%, respectively.
In the spotlight on Friday, investors reacted to a cooler-than-expected monthly jobs report for July, with data from the Labor Department showing an addition of 187,000 jobs last month compared to the 200,000 expected by analysts. The unemployment rate also slightly declined to 3.5% from June's reading of 3.6%.
Beneath the headline, average hourly wages rose higher by a more-than-expected 0.4% on a monthly basis and 4.4% year-over-year, signaling more inflation that could impact the Federal Reserve's next policy decision in September. Still, about 88% of market participants are expecting the Fed will hold interest rates in its next decision, according to the CME Group's FedWatch tool.
Friday also capped off a busy week for the second-quarter earnings season. Amazon
Apple
"We expect our September quarter year-over-year revenue performance to be similar to the June quarter assuming that the macroeconomic outlook doesn't worsen from what we are projecting today for the current quarter," Maestri told investors on an earnings call. "We expect iPhone and services year-over-year performance to accelerate from the June quarter. Also, we expect the revenue for both Mac and iPad to decline by double digits year over year due to difficult compares, particularly on the Mac."
For next week, market participants will be looking ahead to July's CPI data out Thursday as well as Friday's report on last month's producer prices for more signs of cooling inflation that will offer more clues on the central bank's next moves.