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U.S. stocks ended the first trading week of 2022 on a down note falling across the board Friday with all three of the major averages registering weekly losses.
The Nasdaq Composite fell nearly 1%, the S&P 500 0.4% while the Dow Jones Industrials finished little change.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I:DJI | DOW JONES AVERAGES | 36231.66 | -4.81 | -0.01% |
| SP500 | S&P 500 | 4677.03 | -19.02 | -0.41% |
| I:COMP | NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX | 14935.901709 | -144.96 | -0.96% |
For the week, the Nasdaq paced the drop with a 4.5% selloff, the S&P lost 1.8% and the Dow a lesser 0.3%.
Bonds continued to climb. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to nearly 1.8% a two-year high. Financial stocks rose as higher yields bode well for banks.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLF | FINANCIAL SELECT SECTOR SPDR ETF | 41.15 | +0.45 | +1.11% |
| JPM | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 167.16 | +1.64 | +0.99% |
| BAC | BANK OF AMERICA CORP. | 49.17 | +1.04 | +2.16% |
| C | CITIGROUP INC. | 65.78 | +0.87 | +1.34% |
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In economic news, nonfarm payrollrose by 199,000 in December less than the 400,000 economists were expecting even as the unemployment rate dipped to 3.9%. “Leisure and hospitality, in professional and business services, in manufacturing, in construction, and in transportation and warehousing” added workers according to the Labor Department.
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Oil briefly topped the $80 per barrel before settling at $78.90 per barrel putting oil producers on the radar.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USO | UNITED STATES OIL FUND L.P. | 56.65 | -0.24 | -0.42% |
| BNO | UNITED STS BRENT OIL FD LP UNIT | 21.96 | -0.01 | -0.05% |
| XOM | EXXON MOBIL CORP. | 68.88 | +0.56 | +0.82% |
| CVX | CHEVRON CORP. | 125.03 | +1.77 | +1.44% |
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In stocks, shares of GameStop Corp jumped after a Wall Street Journal report said the retailer is launching a division to develop a marketplace for nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and establish cryptocurrency partnerships.
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| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GME | GAMESTOP CORP. | 140.61 | +9.58 | +7.31% |
Big tech names including Apple, Amazon and Microsoft bounced between losses and gains during the session.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | APPLE INC. | 172.17 | +0.17 | +0.10% |
| AMZN | AMAZON.COM INC. | 3,251.08 | -14.00 | -0.43% |
| MSFT | MICROSOFT CORP. | 314.04 | +0.16 | +0.05% |
Separately, Apple CEO Tim Cook made nearly $100 million in compensation last year, per SEC filings.
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Ford gave up early gains after announcing it would double the production of its F-150 Lightning on Tuesday.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | FORD MOTOR CO. | 24.44 | -0.01 | -0.04% |
Shares of Papa Johns rose after announcing plans for an aggressive rollout in South China with plans to open 1,350 new stores by 2040.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PZZA | PAPA JOHN’S INTERNATIONAL INC. | 127.67 | +1.75 | +1.39% |
and in cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin continued its free-fall trading around the $41,000 level, a five-month low.
The move hit crypto-related exchange-traded funds and stocks.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BITO | PROSHARES TRUST BITCOIN STRATEGY ETF | 26.37 | -0.91 | -3.34% |
| BITQ | EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS TRUST BITWISE CRYPTO INNOVATORS E | 18.87 | -0.28 | -1.46% |
| COIN | COINBASE GLOBAL INC. | 232.33 | -1.67 | -0.71% |
| MSTR | MICROSTRATEGY INC. | 482.95 | -15.67 | -3.14% |
FOX Business’ Ken Martin and The Associated Press contributed to this report.