Nasdaq falls and dollar rises on investor caution


The Dow rose 152.97 points to 34,347.03, the S&P 500 lost 1.14 points to 4,026.12 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 58.96 points to 11,226.36.

NEW YORK/LONDON: The Nasdaq closed Friday's shorter session lower with pressure from Apple Inc , while the dollar gained as investors shied away from risk as they worried about consumer spending and monitored China's reaction to a resurgence of covid cases.

Frustration simmered among residents and business groups in China as the government set stricter Covid-19 control curbs just weeks after hopes for easing restrictions had been raised.

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