Monday At The Open

By Tom Piotrowski | More Articles by Tom Piotrowski

US sharemarkets fell on Friday. The energy sector eased in response to lower oil prices. Some investors booked profits at the end of the week. And shares in Apple lost 1.7% with Facebook down 1.6%. The Dow Jones index fell by 131 points or 0.7% after being down 138 points at one stage. The S&P 500 index fell by 0.6% while the Nasdaq fell by 34 points or 0.6%.