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Adobe up after lifting full-year revenue forecast
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US consumer sentiment ebbs in June; inflation worries
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(Updates to 4 p.m. ET)
By Caroline Valetkevitch
NEW YORK, June 14 (Reuters) -
The S&P 500 edged lower on Friday, ending a four-day run of
record closing highs, but gains in Adobe and other technology
shares limited the decline.
The S&P 500 technology sector rose, with Adobe
shares jumping after the company raised its annual
revenue forecast on more demand for its artificial
intelligence-powered software.
Investors were also digesting economic data to gauge how
soon the Federal Reserve might be able to cut interest rates.
A preliminary reading of the University of Michigan's
Consumer Sentiment Index slipped to 65.6 in June, sharply lower
than expectations.
On Wednesday, Fed policymakers dialed back their
projections for three cuts this year to just one.
"The main situation here is we've got an extended market,"
said Adam Sarhan, chief executive of 50 Park Investments in New
York. "You've had a big rally this week, led by big-cap tech.
Under the surface, we have a lot of areas acting weak."
According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 lost 1.48
points, or 0.03%, to end at 5,432.26 points, while the Nasdaq
Composite gained 24.20 points, or 0.14%, to 17,688.88.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 57.50 points, or
0.14%, to 38,591.49.
The Russell small-cap index fell.
Fed Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said he
was
relieved
after data this week showed inflation in May had cooled,
but he would still like to see "more months" of similar data
before cutting interest rates.
Nvidia ( NVDA ) shares also were higher.
(Additional reporting by Lisa Mattackal and Johann M Cherian in
Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel and Richard Chang)