S&P 500 eases from record level as financials, industrials weigh

Reuters

Published Jan 08, 2021 01:50PM ET

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks lost momentum on Friday with the S&P 500 easing from record levels as losses in financials and industrials intensified after surging this week on hopes for further economic aid under a Democrat-controlled Congress.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq, however, climbed on a boost from sharp gains in Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Inc and Baidu Inc (NASDAQ:BIDU).