AFP, New York :
Wall Street stocks ended the day in negative territory on Friday, putting the major indices down for the week as oil stocks joined Wal-Mart Stores in retreating from recent gains.
But sports footwear and apparel giant Nike Inc saw shares up 3 percent, making it one of the Dow’s biggest gainers.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 0.2 percent at 18,552.57.
The broader S&P 500 was down 0.1 percent at 2,183.87 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq was essentially flat at 5,238.38.
Wall Street stocks ended the day in negative territory on Friday, putting the major indices down for the week as oil stocks joined Wal-Mart Stores in retreating from recent gains.
But sports footwear and apparel giant Nike Inc saw shares up 3 percent, making it one of the Dow’s biggest gainers.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 0.2 percent at 18,552.57.
The broader S&P 500 was down 0.1 percent at 2,183.87 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq was essentially flat at 5,238.38.
