• The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 112.58 points, or 0.53 percent, to end at 21,002.97, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 14.04 points, or 0.59 percent, to 2,381.92 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 42.81 points, or 0.73 percent, to 5,861.22.
U.S. stocks retreated on Thursday, led by financial stocks, while Caterpillar shares dropped 4.3 percent at $94.36, following news that federal officials searched its Illinois facilities.
• The dollar held broad gains on Friday as the risk of an imminent U.S. interest rate hike slugged sovereign bonds and commodities, even managing to sour Wall Street's party as the reality of rising borrowing costs began to sink in.
Asian stock markets were mostly lower, with MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS off 0.4 percent and Australia down 1 percent.
Japan's Nikkei .N225 eased just a fraction, with a weaker yen helping limit the losses.
Reference: Reuters
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