Thursday's trading session has presented significant movements among stocks, particularly within the mega-cap and large-cap segments. Market participants have witnessed notable declines in heavyweight stocks like UnitedHealth Group (UNH) and Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA),

U.S. stock markets experienced a downturn on Thursday, with the Nasdaq Composite shedding over 170 points and ending the day at 19,338.29.

U.S. stock indexes drifted lower Thursday following a mixed set of earnings reports from Morgan Stanley, UnitedHealth Group and other big companies. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% after flipping between small gains and losses through the day.

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UnitedHealth Group reported $14.4 billion in 2024 profits as its UnitedHealthcare health insurance and Optum provider services overcame rising costs and a cyberattack.

The relatively modest moves for stocks came a day after they shot higher on hopes that an encouraging report on inflation may convince the Federal Reserve to deliver more cuts to interest rates this year. Treasury yields were also more placid in the bond market following mixed economic reports on Thursday..

U.S. stocks erased a modest early gain, with the S&P 500 struggling to tally a fourth-straight advance. The index was marginally lower in recent trading, although it was outperforming both the Nasdaq Composite and the Dow.

NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes drifted lower Thursday following a mixed set of earnings reports from Morgan Stanley, UnitedHealth Group and other big companies.

In its first results since its insurance unit CEO was fatally shot in New York City, UnitedHealth Group reported Thursday weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue, prompting its shares to fall in early morning trading despite quarterly profit beating projections.

U.S. stock indexes drifted lower following a mixed set of earnings reports from Morgan Stanley, UnitedHealth Group and other big companies

Shares are mostly lower in Asia after China reported that its economy grew at a 5% annual pace last year, hitting the government's target but slowing from the year before

Stocks closed sharply higher Friday, sending the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average to their biggest weekly gains since the week of the November presidential election.