Dow falls again as Wall Street rout continues
The Dow fell more than 400 points shortly after the opening bell. People walk by the New York Stock Exchange on May 05
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business
Stocks ended the day lower in a volatile session Friday. A solid jobs report was not enough to fully convince investors to look for bargains following Thursday’s more-than-1,000-point plunge.
The Dow fell nearly 100 points, or 0.3%. Nike was one of the biggest drags on the blue chips, falling more than 3%. Adidas issued a lousy earnings report Friday because of weakness in China. Under Armour also plunged more than 25% following weak results.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq also tumbled Friday, declining 0.6% and 1.4% respectively. All three indexes were down for the week.
The Dow fell for the sixth consecutive week, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are on a five-week losing streak. The stock market is now at its lowest point for the year.
“It’s a crazy time,” said Scott Lepene, co-chair of the distressed M&A investing group at Thompson Hine. “The market is reacting as if we are in a recession. We may not have bottomed out just yet.”
Still, investors did prop up some stocks that reported good earnings. Shares of Square owner Block were up 1% thanks to strong results for its Cash App. Food delivery service DoorDash rose as much as 4% following its earnings before pulling back.
Consumers still appear to be in reasonably healthy financial shape, despite worries about inflation. That’s helping to lift pockets of the market and economy.
“The jobs report was robust and indicative of strong demand,” said Joe Davis, global chief economist with Vanguard. Davis added that employment in the services sector is particularly tight, which will likely lead to more upward pressure on wages and higher interest rates from the Fed.
“inflation is still uncomfortably high,” Davis said.
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