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U.S. stocks fell on Friday and registered losses for the week as Amazon.com shares dropped after the company forecast lower sales growth, but the S&P 500 still notched a sixth straight month of gains.
U.S. stocks fell on Friday with Amazon.com shares declining after the company forecast lower sales growth, but the S&P 500 still posted a sixth straight month of gains.
What happened
Shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) fell on Friday following the release of the e-commerce giant's second-quarter results. As of 3:15 p.m. EDT, Amazon's stock price was down more than 7%.
Consumer stocks were ending broadly mixed, with the SPDR Consumer Staples Select Sector ETF (XLP) Friday hanging on for a 0.1% gain while the SPDR Consumer Discretionary Select Sector ETF (XLY) was sinking 2.1%.
Amazon.com Inc needs to spend billions of dollars to expand its warehouse and delivery system, adding pressure to its shares which dropped 7% on Friday after it forecast lower sales growth.
U.S. stocks were lower in afternoon trading on Friday with Amazon.com falling after it forecast lower sales growth, but the S&P 500 was still on track to post a sixth straight month of gains.
The stock market gave back some of its recent gains on Friday, as high-profile earnings reports weighed on parts of the market. In particular, declines for the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) were worse than most other stock indexes, with the Nasdaq down more than 0.6% as o
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Consumer stocks were broadly mixed, with the SPDR Consumer Staples Select Sector ETF (XLP) Friday climbing 0.3% while the SPDR Consumer Discretionary Select Sector ETF (XLY) was sinking 1.5%.
The major market indexes ran out of steam on the last day of a strong month, dragged down by a second-quarter revenue miss from e-commerce giant Amazon.com (AMZN, -7.6%) and rising concerns over the spread of the delta variant of COVID-19.
A rebound in corporate profits and the recent drop in bond yields are helping to moderate U.S. equity valuations, bolstering the case for owning stocks even as markets stand near records and economic growth is expected to slow.
Wall Street's main indexes fell on Friday following a glum quarterly earnings report from Amazon.com, while data showing a strong rise in June consumer spending reinforced optimism about a steady economic rebound.
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