Wall Street closed slightly lower on Thursday as bank shares declined in quiet holiday trading as traders looked to position for the new year.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 13.14 points, or 0.07 percent, to 19,820.54, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 0.56 points, or 0.02 percent, to 2,249.36 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 6.47 points, or 0.12 percent, to 5,432.09.
Asian stocks and the dollar were off to a subdued start on Friday as investors took profits on the last trading day of 2016, while the euro briefly spiked in thin trade.
Japan's Nikkei .N225 retreated 0.7 percent on a stronger yen, on track for a 0.1 percent loss in 2016. That is its worst in five years, with the yen's 22 percent surge in the first half of the year slamming the index.
Reference: Reuters
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