US stocks edged back from record levels on Friday - Standard Chartered Securities

US stocks edged back from record levels on Friday, led by a slump in the technology sector after Microsoft and Google reported disappointing earnings.

European stocks chalked up a fourth straight week of gains but ended flat on Friday, dampened by fresh weakness in the technology sector as a mixed earnings season on both sides of the Atlantic intensified.

Asian shares inched up, led by Japanese stocks, while the yen briefly slipped after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was given a solid platform to continue his aggressive push to reflate the world's third biggest economy.

Source : Equity Bulls

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