Share trading flat after Wall Street sell-off
U.S. shares trading was near the flat line Friday after Wall Street suffered its worst slide in nearly two months Thursday. The Dow closed down 264.26 points, 1.5%, to end below 17,000 at 16,945.80. Throughout most of the day, all 30 stocks in the average traded lower. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index dropped 32.31 points, 1.6%, to finish at 1965.99. And the worst losses of the day were in the tech-packed Nasdaq composite, which ended down 88.47 points, 1.9%, to 4466.75. Thursday’s drop was blamed on increasing concerns about the global economy and a growing backlash against problems consumers are reporting with Apple’s latest software updates and its new product launches, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Asian stocks sank Friday, weighed down by Thursday’s poor session on Wall Street. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell around 1%. European markets were slightly lower in the United Kingdom and across the Continent. Source: Usatoday- Share trading flat after Wall Street sell-off
