Stocks indexes in New York finished trading lower on Friday following the global minimum corporate tax agreement announcement. Meanwhile, the White House said that it was tackling global supply chain issues on several fronts. On data, Baker Hughes reported the number of oil rigs rose by 5 since last week.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended flat. Merck & Co. Inc. was the worst performer, sliding 1.54%. The Nasdaq 100 lost 0.51% as Charter Communications Inc. tumbled 4.83%. The S&P 500 decreased 0.19% with Citrix Systems Inc. falling 5.65%.
The euro was 0.17% higher than the dollar at 3:59 pm ET, changing hands for $1.15711. The pound traded unchanged at the same time to go for $1.36209.
