US equities finished mostly lower in Friday trading. S&P snapped a seven-day string of gains. Software was a notable decliner again (IGV was down more than 7% this week); other laggards included insurers, banks (particularly regionals), PE, exchanges, payments, retail/apparel, pharma/biotech, hospitals, and staples. Semis were a standout with NVDA, AVGO and AMD leading the way. AMZN extended its recent rally in a mixed big tech space. Other relative outperformers included chemicals, industrial/precious metals, entertainment, building products, E&Cs, and REITs. Treasuries were weaker across the curve; yields were up 2-3 bp. Dollar index was off 0.2%. Gold finished down 0.6%. Silver was little changed. Bitcoin futures were up 1.3%. WTI crude settled down 1.3% in choppy trading.

Quiet finish to a noisy week. Peace talks broke down - US Futures down 1.1% Oil Jumps 8% - Gold falls

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