Nasdaq drops 2.7%, Dow sinks 450 points in losing week

Selling accelerated for U.S. equities during the final hour of trading as tech weakness continued to roil the broader market sending stocks lower for the day and week. 

The Nasdaq Composite fell 2.7% and the S&P 500 was lower by 1.8%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 450 points or 1.3%.  

All three of the major averages posted the worst weekly drop since March 2020 for the Nasdaq and S&P, the worst since October 2020 for the Dow. 

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
I:DJI	DOW JONES AVERAGES	44826.01	+89.44	+0.20%
SP500	S&P 500	6015.38	+28.01	+0.47%
I:COMP	NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX	19139.037448	+84.20	+0.44%

The selling continued in technology stocks, with Netflix down more than 21% after posting weaker-than-expected subscriber growth. The drop is the worst percentage loss in nearly a decade. 

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
NFLX	NETFLIX INC.	865.59	-32.20	-3.59%

Elsewhere, chip stocks Nvidia and AMD fell, along with Apple. 

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
AAPL	APPLE INC.	232.87	+3.00	+1.31%
NVDA	NVIDIA CORP.	136.44	+0.41	+0.31%
AMD	ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC.	141.13	+2.78	+2.01%

Intel shares ended little changed after being higher for most of the session after announcing plans to build a $20 billion plant in Ohio. 

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Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
INTC	INTEL CORP.	24.87	+0.37	+1.51%

Peloton shares recovered after hitting a two-year low. CEO John Foley disputed a report that the company is pausing bike and Tread production as demand slips. The stock gained 11.7%.

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Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
PTON	PELOTON INTERACTIVE INC.	9.81	+0.23	+2.40%

The first week of fourth-quarter earnings season ended Friday with oil services giant Schlumberger which said profits jumped 86% to $0.41 per share. 

Consumer finance firm Ally Financial said profits of $1.79 per share were down from $1.82 in the same period a year ago partly tied to costs related to the acquisition of Fair Square Financial. 

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
SLB	SCHLUMBERGER LTD.	43.75	-0.48	-1.09%
ALLY	ALLY FINANCIAL INC.	38.98	+1.13	+2.99%

In automakers, Toyota announced it will curb production due to shortages of key parts. The automaker said it will suspend production at 11 plants in Japan for three days, on top of reductions planned in February. Those cuts mean it will fall short of the 9 million vehicles it had targeted.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
TM	TOYOTA MOTOR CORP.	175.83	+1.43	+0.82%

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Cryptocurrencies were also weaker as Bitcoin fell below the $40,000 level. The Federal Reserve on Thursday released a highly anticipated report on central bank digital currencies that suggested it is leaning toward having banks and other financial firms, rather than the Fed itself, manage digital accounts for customers.

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Additionally, Robinhood Markets is rolling out crypto wallets to a 1,000 users, allowing them to send and receive cryptocurrencies through their brokerage accounts, according to a company blog post.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
HOOD	ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC.	36.28	-1.56	-4.13%

On the economic calendar, the Conference Board reported its Leading Economic index for Decembe which rose 0.8% in line with estimates. 

In commodities, oil ended the session down 2.2% to $85.14 per barrel. 

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 FOX Business' Ken Martin and The Associated Press contributed to this report.