LIVE MARKETS-S&P 500 dips as more news on US-China trade awaited

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S&P 500 DIPS AS MORE NEWS ON US-CHINA TRADE AWAITED

The S&P 500 index .SPX ended slightly lower on Friday as investors weighed recent comments from President Donald Trump about U.S. trade discussions with China and awaited more talks over the weekend.

The Dow .DJI finished just modestly lower, while the Nasdaq .IXIC eked out a gain.

In terms of S&P 500 sectors, healthcare .SPXHC led losses and ended down 1.1% on the day. Energy .SPNY led gainers. NYMEX crude futures CLc1 are rallying nearly 2%.

Trump said on Friday an 80% tariff on Chinese goods "seems right," for the first time suggesting a specific alternative to the 145% levies he has imposed on Chinese imports ahead of closely watched weekend talks.

All three of the major indexed ended down for the week, while the small-cap Russell 2000 .RUT rose for a fifth straight week in its longest winning streak since six weeks of gains that ended in December 2023.

With tariff worries still fresh, investors will be keen to see results next week from top retailer Walmart WMT.N.

Here is the closing snapshot:

(Caroline Valetkevitch)

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