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U.S. Stock Indices Close Lower

On April 29, the three major U.S. stock indices closed lower, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.06%, the Nasdaq down 0.9%, and the S&P 500 down 0.49%. Most popular tech stocks declined, with Broadcom falling over 4%, Nvidia and Meta down more than 1%, while Apple and Microsoft rose over 1%.

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