Wall St ends lower as job data spooks traders

The Dow fell 696.75 points, or 1.63%, to 41,938.45, the S&P 500 lost 91.21 points, or 1.54%, to 5,827.04 and the Nasdaq lost 317.25 points, or 1.63%, to 19,161.63.

NEW YORK: US stocks sold off on Friday, with the S&P 500 erasing its 2025 gains, after an upbeat jobs report stoked fresh inflation fears, reinforcing bets that the Federal Reserve will be cautious in cutting interest rates this year.

Wall Street's main indexes closed their second consecutive week in the red.