Dow and S&P stock indexes retreated from record highs as Intel (INTC.O) reported slowing revenue growth at its key data center, while European shares fell on weakness in airlines, led by a profit warning from Lufthansa (LHAG.DE).
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI unofficially closed down 77.8 points, or 0.42 percent, at 18,517.23, the S&P 500 .SPX ended 7.85 points, or 0.36 percent, lower at 2,165.17 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC finished down 16.03 points, or 0.31 percent, to 5,073.90.
Asian stocks dipped early on Friday after weak corporate results halted Wall Street's record run overnight, while the yen held to large gains made after the Bank of Japan's governor downplayed the need for "helicopter money" monetary policies.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was down 0.1 percent but is still headed for a 0.4 percent gain on the week. South Korea's Kospi .KS11 lost 0.4 percent and Australian shares dropped 0.2 percent.
Japan's Nikkei .N225 slid 1 percent, dragged down by the yen's rally on Thursday. The index was still poised to rise 0.9 percent this week, during which it touched an eight-week high thanks to an initially weaker yen and fiscal and monetary stimulus hopes.
Reference: Reuters
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