Major benchmarks slumped on Friday after data on the Chinese economy showed a continued slowing of growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) fell throughout the session due to negative news about some of its component companies, but the broader S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) partially recovered in the afternoon. Technology shares were weak, but bank stocks made gains.
Data source: Yahoo! Finance.
As for individual stocks, Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) rose sharply after reporting earnings and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) beat revenue expectations.