Friday, the Dow sagged 292.30 points (0.86%) to close at 33,706.74, the Nasdaq lost 260.13 points (2.01%) to 12,705.22 and the S&P 500 slipped 55.26 points (1.29%) to 4,228.48. The Russell 2000 decreased 43.39 points (2.17%) to close at 1,957.34 and the Wilshire 5000 dropped 624.11 points (1.46%) to 42,190.60.

The price of the 10-year Treasury note decreased 8/32 bringing the yield up to 2.977%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond decreased 1 26/32 bringing the yield up to 3.217%.

For the week ending August 19, the Dow decreased 0.16%, the Nasdaq fell 2.62%, and the S&P 500 lost 1.20%. The Russell 2000 was down 2.94%, and the Wilshire 5000 finished 1.52% lower.