
March 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main stock indexes pared declines on Friday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said that there would be flexibility on tariffs, ahead of the reciprocal duties he is likely to impose early next month.
At 12:20 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 98.53 points, or 0.23%, to 41,854.79, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 17.60 points, or 0.31%, to 5,645.29 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 16.09 points, or 0.09%, to 17,675.54.