The Dow Jones Industrials declined 142.62 points to 30,630.17, after plummeting as much as 628 points earlier in the session.
The S&P 500 subtracted 11.4 points to 3,790.38.
The NASDAQ Composite squeezed 3.6 points higher to 11,251.19.
Equities were on track to finish the week in negative territory, with the Dow and S&P down more than 2% each.
Earnings results from major banks on Thursday offered further clues into the health of the U.S. economy as recession fears mount.
JPMorgan Chase shares sank 4.3% after the bank added to reserves for bad loans and halted its share buybacks, signaling a more cautious economic outlook.
As profits dipped, CEO Jamie Dimon warned that the economy could take a hit from surging inflation, geopolitical tensions and dwindling consumer confidence “sometime down the road.”
Continuing the trend, Morgan Stanley shares slumped 1.4% on the back of a sharp decline in investment banking revenue, while Goldman Sachs, which is set to report earnings Monday, fell 3.6%. Earnings from big banks continue on Friday with results from Wells Fargo and Citigroup.
Declines from JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Travelers led the Dow’s losses on Thursday, while energy, materials and financial stocks were among the S&P 500’s worst performers. Mosaic shares tumbled more than 5%, while energy companies Halliburton and EOG Resources fell more than 4% each.
Bigtech stocks were mixed on Thursday, with information technology marginally higher. Shares of Apple and Nvidia gained 1% as Meta Platforms, Salesforce, Tesla and Amazon each slipped more than 1%.
June’s producer price index report, which measures prices paid to producers of goods and services, showed wholesale prices rise 11.3% last month as energy prices jumped and offered further insights into the health of the economy.
Treasury prices declined, raising yields to 2.96% from Wednesday’s 2.91%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Oil prices were in the red 11 cents to $96.19 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices dropped $28.00 to $1,707.50 U.S. an ounce.
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