Intel And Apple Lead The Dow Jones Lower To Close The Week

U.S. indices were trading lower Friday despite recent strong earnings from large U.S. companies. Weakness appears related to profit-taking following April’s marked strength in stocks.

• The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust DIA finished lower by 0.48% at $338.94.
• The Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 QQQ also finished lower by 0.66% at $337.99.
• The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY closed lower by 0.66% at $417.30.

Here are the day's winners and losers from the DIA, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

There were few leaders for the Dow Jones, but among them were in biotech and pharmaceuticals: Amgen, Inc. AMGN, Merck & Co., Inc. MRK and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc WBA.

Meanwhile, Chevron Corporation CVX, Intel Corporation INTC and Apple Inc AAPL were among the biggest losers for the Dow Jones.

Chevron shares were trading lower after the company reported inline first-quarter EPS results.

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