Wall Street's main indexes were unchanged on Thursday, amid light trading the day after the Christmas break, as rising yields limited gains in equities, while investors looked for a year-end boost from the so-called Santa Claus rally.

Stocks are opening lower in what should be another day of quiet trading on Wall Street. The S&P 500 is down 0.6% and the the Dow Jones Industrial Average is lower by 209 points, or 0.5%. The Nasdaq composite is down 0.

Stocks fell broadly on Friday as Wall Street closed out a holiday-shortened week on a down note. The losses were made worse by sharp declines for the Big Tech stocks known as the “Magnificent 7”, which can heavily influence the direction of the market because of their large size.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed fractionally higher on Thursday, stretching its winning streak to five sessions despite light trading volumes and rising U.S. Treasury yields weighing on some of the dominant technology megacaps.

Stocks fell broadly Friday as Wall Street closed out a holiday-shortened week on a down note. The losses were made worse by sharp declines for the Big Tech stocks known as the "Magnificent 7," which can heavily influence the direction of the market because of their large size.

Technology stocks were the biggest weight on the market Friday. Semiconductor giant Nvidia slumped 2.7%. Its enormous valuation gives it an outsize influence on indexes. Other Big

Following a robust Christmas Eve performance, the stock market experienced a subdued session on Thursday, as mixed jobless claims data provided little impetus for significant moves. The S&P 500, while managing to claw back some of its earlier losses,