New York: US stocks closed lower Friday, bumping the benchmark S&P 500 index into a correction, or drop of 10 per cent or more from its recent all-time high in September. Energy companies led the market slide as the price of U.S. crude oilNSE 1.23 % tumbled to its lowest level in more than a year, reflecting worries among traders that a slowing global economy could hurt demand for oil.

Mr Market was largely directionless and indecisive during the week gone by, as it whipsawed its way awaiting triggers from local and global markets.

Solar stocks have taken it on the chin in 2018, but that could present a buying opportunity for shares of SolarEdge Technologies, First Solar, and TerraForm Power.

Bonds and commodities are also set for early closes

Ether at risk of trading below $100

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There’s not a main reason for the sell-off, but a widening sense of unease that several types of problems are rising at once.

Chris Burniske, a Placeholder Management partner, said that the US stock market retracement, sell-off of Ethereum, and the Bitcoin Cash hard fork were the three major factors behind the recent crypto wipeout.

Gold, the classic bear-market investment, has been ignored by investors this year, and for good reason: Gold prices have gone in the wrong direction, losing about $100 in the price per ounce since January, leading gold exchange-traded funds to year-to-date losses near-5 percent. But as more investors fear that the end of the bull market in stocks is near and volatility in stocks continues, gold may get some attention.