Wall St closes near flat with focus on US-China talks

The Dow fell 119.07 points, or 0.29%, to 41,249.38, the S&P 500 lost 4.03 points, or 0.07%, to 5,659.91 and the Nasdaq gained 0.78 points, or flat, to 17,928.92.

NEW YORK: US stocks ended the week on a quiet note on Friday after oscillating between slight gains and declines, as investors gauged President Donald Trump's comments on Chinese tariffs ahead of weekend trade talks between the two countries.

Wall Street's main indexes finished slightly lower for the week.