US stocks closed lower, wrapping up the holiday-shortened week on a negative note, as investors observed the market on Black Friday, the beginning of the latest US holiday shopping season.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 112.59 points, or 0.40 per cent, to 28,051.41 on Friday. The S&P 500 was down 12.65 points, or 0.40 per cent, to 3,140.98. The Nasdaq Composite Index decreased 39.70 points, or 0.46 per cent, to 8,665.47, Xinhua reported.
All of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors traded on a downbeat note, with energy falling 1.01 per cent around market close, leading the losers.