India, June 27 -- US stock markets ended slightly lower on Friday after investors continued selling technology and AI-related stocks and shifted money into safer sectors like healthcare and consumer staples.

The S&P 500 slipped 0.1%, the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.2%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost around 70 points, or 0.1%, by the close. For the week, the S&P 500 fell more than 1%, while the Nasdaq dropped around 4% because of heavy selling in technology stocks.

The Dow Jones was the only major index to end the week higher, gaining about 0.6%. Technology stocks remained under pressure after a New York Times report said OpenAI may delay its planned IPO until next year. The report said the delay is linked to SpaceX's weak stock p...