Stocks Lose Some Steam

Updated from 4:02 p.m. EST

Stocks closed lower Friday with the S&P 500 snapping its nine-week winning streak, after a batch of mixed economic data added to existing investor uneasiness over the outlook for interest rates.

The Dow lost 22.22 points, or 0.2%, to 10,488.07; the S&P 500 shed 2.99 points, or 0.3%, to 1131.13; and the Nasdaq fell 2.08 points, or 0.1%, to 2066.15

The Dow finished the week down 0.8%, the S&P 500 dipped 0.9% and the Nasdaq declined 2.7%. Both the blue-chip and tech indices closed lower for the second week in a row for the first time since mid-November. ...