The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was down 37.05 points, or 0.2 percent, to 18,576.47, and the S&P 500 .SPX lost 1.74 points, or 0.08 percent, to 2,184.05, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 4.50 points, or 0.09 percent, to 5,232.90, a record high close.
For the week, the Dow rose 0.2 percent, the S&P 500 edged up 0.1 percent and the Nasdaq gained 0.2 percent.
The Dow and S&P 500 eased from record highs on Friday as tepid data dampened investor confidence in the economy's expansion, while the Nasdaq inched up to a second straight record high close.
Economic data showed U.S. retail sales growth was unexpectedly flat in July as people cut back on buying clothes and other goods, while the producer price index fell 0.4 percent in July, the biggest drop in nearly a year.
Asian stocks fell, retreating from a one-year high, after U.S. shares pulled back from records and as a report showed Japan’s economy expanded at a slower pace than forecast.
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index dropped 0.4 percent to 139.40
Thai authorities on Saturday (Aug 13) hunted for culprits behind a wave of bombings targeting the country's key tourism sector, as businesses in top destinations braced for the full impact.
The kingdom was on edge after 11 small bombs exploded across five southern provinces on Thursday night and Friday morning, killing four locals and wounding more than 30 people - including foreign tourists.
The bombs, most of them detonated in twin blasts, struck key tourism hubs during a long weekend, including the seaside resort town of Hua Hin and the island of Phuket.
Reference: Reuters, Straits Times, Bloomberg
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