Financial stocks were lower in Friday afternoon trading with the NYSE Financial Index and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) both falling 1%.
The Philadelphia Housing Index dropped 1.3%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) shed 0.8%.
Bitcoin (BTC-USD) fell 1.3% to $94,537, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries rose 3.2 basis points to 4.611%.
In economic news, data released by the US Census Bureau showed the US advance international trade in goods deficit widened to $102.86 billion in November from $98.26 billion in October, a bigger gap than the $101.2 billion deficit expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg.
In corporate news, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) and co-investors bought a 53% stake in French renewables developer Neoen for 39.85 euros ($41.53) a share, Bloomberg reported. Brookfield shares fell 1.8%.
LM Funding America (LMFA) shares popped 3% after it said Friday it has ordered 270 S21+ mining machines from Bitmain.
KeyCorp (KEY) shares shed 0.9% after it said Friday that the Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) closed the purchase of about $2 billion of KeyCorp's common shares. Bank of Nova Scotia shares fell 0.2%.
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