US stocks closed lower on Friday: Dow Jones -0.77%, S&P 500 -1.07%, Nasdaq -1.40%. Chip names were mixed — Western Digital (WDC.O) +2.23%, SK Hynix ADR (SKHY.O) +1.13%, NVIDIA (NVDA.O) -2.21%. Meta Platforms (META.O) -2.79%, SpaceX (SPCX.O) -5.43%. Apple (AAPL.O) +0.14%; its market value briefly exceeded NVIDIA intraday. Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index -1.82%; Alibaba (BABA.N) -2.00%.

2026-07-18

US stocks closed lower on Friday: Dow Jones -0.77%, S&P 500 -1.07%, Nasdaq -1.40%. Chip names were mixed — Western Digital (WDC.O) +2.23%, SK Hynix ADR (SKHY.O) +1.13%, NVIDIA (NVDA.O) -2.21%. Meta Platforms (META.O) -2.79%, SpaceX (SPCX.O) -5.43%. Apple (AAPL.O) +0.14%; its market value briefly exceeded NVIDIA intraday. Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index -1.82%; Alibaba (BABA.N) -2.00%.