US close: Stocks round out banner year with losses

Wall Street stocks registered modest losses in the final session of 2023, ending a banner month, quarter, and year for stocks on a somewhat sour note.

At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.05% at 37,689.54, while the S&P 500 lost 0.28% at 4,769.83 and the Nasdaq Composite was 0.56% weaker at 15,011.35.

The Dow closed 20.56 points lower on Friday, taking a bite out of gains recorded in the previous session and failing to stretch its Santa Clause rally another session.

Despite losses in the previous session, all three major indices delivered their ninth winning week in a row on Friday, driven by a late-year rally and a bounce back from a disappointing third quarter for stocks.

The S&P 500 had entered the session less than 0.5% from its record high and wrapped up 2023 with a 24.2% gain. The Dow Jones and Nasdaq Composite notched a 13.7% and 43.4% gain for the year, respectively.

On the macro front, the Chicago purchasing managers' index fell to 46.9 in December, according to the Institute for Supply Management, well below market expectations for a reading of 51. The latest reading seems to show that Chicago's economy returned to contraction this month after having seen growth in November for the first time in 15 months.

No major corporate earnings were slated for release on Friday.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Dow Jones - Risers

Travelers Company Inc. (TRV) $190.49 0.61%
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) $37.70 0.56%
Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) $146.54 0.56%
Coca-Cola Co. (KO) $58.93 0.31%
Unitedhealth Group Inc. (UNH) $526.47 0.30%
Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) $109.02 0.23%
McDonald's Corp. (MCD) $296.51 0.23%
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) $376.04 0.20%
Boeing Co. (BA) $260.66 0.12%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $156.62 0.10%

Dow Jones - Fallers

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) $26.11 -1.84%
Salesforce.Com Inc. (CRM) $263.14 -0.92%
Dow Chemical Co. (DOW) $54.86 -0.71%
Apple Inc. (AAPL) $192.53 -0.54%
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) $295.67 -0.41%
Chevron Corp. (CVX) $149.16 -0.41%
3M Co. (MMM) $109.32 -0.34%
Intel Corp. (INTC) $50.25 -0.28%
American Express Co. (AXP) $187.34 -0.24%
Home Depot Inc. (HD) $346.55 -0.23%

S&P 500 - Risers

Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) $57.81 2.72%
Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) $0.57 2.36%
Dish Network Corp. (DISH) $5.77 1.94%
Hershey Foods Corp. (HSY) $186.24 1.27%
McKesson Corp. (MCK) $462.98 1.20%
Kroger Co. (KR) $45.71 1.20%
Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) $148.36 1.01%
O'Reilly Automotive Inc. (ORLY) $950.08 0.94%
TripAdvisor Inc. (TRIP) $21.53 0.94%
Cencora Inc (COR) $204.88 0.93%

S&P 500 - Fallers

Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) $28.25 -3.88%
Sl Green Realty Corp. (SLG) $45.17 -3.71%
Albemarle Corp. (ALB) $144.48 -3.31%
Macerich Co (MAC) $15.43 -3.20%
Paypal Holdings Inc (PYPL) $61.41 -2.65%
Boston Properties Inc. (BXP) $70.30 -2.47%
Kimco Realty Corp. (KIM) $21.31 -2.25%
Kohls Corp. (KSS) $28.68 -2.18%
Ventas Inc. (VTR) $49.84 -2.18%
Nordstrom Inc. (JWN) $18.48 -2.17%

Nasdaq 100 - Risers

NetEase Inc. Ads (NTES) $93.16 4.32%
Trip.com Group Limited (TCOM) $36.01 2.10%
Dish Network Corp. (DISH) $5.77 1.94%
JD.com, Inc. (JD) $28.89 1.33%
Baidu Inc. (BIDU) $119.09 1.08%
O'Reilly Automotive Inc. (ORLY) $950.08 0.94%
Liberty Global plc Series A (LBTYA) $17.77 0.91%
T-Mobile Us, Inc. (TMUS) $160.33 0.87%
Kraft Heinz Co. (KHC) $36.98 0.65%
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc. (ULTA) $489.99 0.65%

Nasdaq 100 - Fallers

Paypal Holdings Inc (PYPL) $61.41 -2.65%
Qurate Retail Inc. (QRTEA) $0.88 -2.18%
Illumina Inc. (ILMN) $139.24 -2.03%
Tesla Inc (TSLA) $248.48 -1.86%
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) $26.11 -1.84%
American Airlines Group (AAL) $13.74 -1.72%
Seagate Technology Plc (STX) $85.37 -1.64%
Skyworks Solutions Inc. (SWKS) $112.40 -1.33%
Meta Platforms Inc. (META) $353.96 -1.22%
Sirius XM Holdings Inc (SIRI) $5.47 -1.08%