The three major U.S. stock indices closed slightly lower collectively

The three major U.S. stock indices collectively closed slightly lower, with the Dow down 0.03 per cent, the Nasdaq down 0.33 per cent, and the S&P 500 down 0.22 per cent, as popular tech stocks were mixed, with Broadcom down more than 2 per cent, Apple, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft down less than 1 per cent, and Tesla, Nvidia, and Meta up less than 1 per cent.