US stocks: S&P 500 muted as AI concerns hit chip stocks; bank gains lift Dow

On Friday, Wall Street displayed a mixed performance as investors expressed apprehensions regarding the influence of the AI sector on semiconductor stocks.

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US stocks: S&P 500 muted as AI concerns hit chip stocks; bank gains lift Dow
Wall Street's main indexes opened largely muted on Friday as worries about cracks in the AI trade pressured semiconductor stocks, while gains in Tesla provided some support.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 130.6 points, or 0.25%, at the open to 52,308.28. The S&P 500 rose 1.3 points, or 0.02%, at the open to 7,745.32, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 60 points, or 0.22%, to 26,652.985 at the opening bell.

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