Stocks retreated slightly Friday following an early-week rally fuelled by a sharp rise in shares of financial companies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%, the S&P 500 declined 0.1%, and the Nasdaq Composite shed 0.2%. U.S. stocks have had an impressive run. The blue-chip index and the S&P 500 have risen about 14% since their Feb. 11 low. Shares of energy companies in the S&P 500 declined 1.3% on Friday, making them the biggest laggards of the index. European stock markets closed lower, snapping a five-session winning streak, as investors booked some profit ahead of the Doha oil meeting. The Stoxx Europe 600 index dropped 0.4% to close at 342.79. For the week, the Stoxx Europe 600 rose 3.3%.
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