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• The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI lost 0.21 percent to end at 19,899.29 while the S&P 500 .SPX lost 0.08 percent to 2,269.

The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC rose 0.2 percent to end at 5,487.94, less than 1 point higher than its previous record high close on Dec 27.

The Nasdaq squeaked out a record high close on Thursday thanks to Amazon.com, while deep drops in Macy's, Kohl's and other department stores weighed on the broader stock market.

• Asian markets traded mixed Friday morning, with Japanese automakers coming under pressure following a tweet by President-elect Donald Trump directed at Toyota, as well as due to a stronger yen.

The Nikkei Stock Average was down 0.56 percent. Shares of Toyota fell 2.03 percent, Nissan was down 2.04 percent, Honda off by 1.06 percent, Mazda Motor down 1.83 percent and Mitsubishi Motors off by 1.53 percent.

On Thursday, Trump rebuked Toyota on Twitter and threatened the automaker with a large border tax if it builds a new plant outside the U.S.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump targeted Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) on Thursday, threatening to impose a hefty fee on the world's largest automaker if it builds its Corolla cars for the U.S. market at a plant in Mexico.

Reference: Reuters, CNBC