Technology, communication services and health care companies led a broad slide in U.S. stocks Monday that erased some of the major indexes’ recent gains.
The pullback ended a two-day winning streak by the S&P 500. The benchmark index, which has risen five straight weeks, remains on track to end the year with its biggest gain since 2013.
On Friday:
The S&P 500 dropped 18.73 points, or 0.6%, to 3,221.29.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 183.12 points, or 0.6%, to 28,462.14.
The Nasdaq composite lost 60.62 points, or 0.7%, to 8,945.99.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller company stocks slid 4.88 points, or 0.3%, to 1,664.15.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 714.44 points, or 28.5%.
The Dow is up 5,314.68 points, or 22%.
The Nasdaq is up 2,310.72 points, or 34.8%.
The Russell 2000 is up 315.59 points, or 23.4%.
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