US exchanges finished trading on Friday in different directions

Leading US stock indices finished last week multidirectional. Dow Jones and S & P 500 on Friday rose slightly - by 0.17% and 0.063%, respectively. In contrast, the NASDAQ fell 0.87%. Dynamics negatively affected investor concerns about United States relations and China, the indices were supported by data on the labor market. The US authorities last week took concrete measures against Chinese social networks WeChat and TikTok, which, in their opinion, threaten national security of the states. Thursday by the head of the country Donald Trump signed decrees to combat threats from parties of these social networks ordering the termination of any transactions with the owners of these applications in the US jurisdiction. Positive data on unemployment restrained the fall in indices. According to published statistics, its figure decreased in July stronger than expected - it was 10.2%, while analysts predicted 10.5%. Exceeded expectations and growth in the number of workers places in industries not related to agriculture - they increased to 1.763 million against 1.6 million predicted experts.