India, April 19 -- The major U.S. stock indexes have moved in opposite directions during trading on Friday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq extending a recent downward trend while the Dow adds to yesterday's modest gain.
Currently, the Nasdaq is just off its worst levels of the day, down 138.43 points or 0.9 percent at 15,463.07. The S&P 500 is also down 10.05 points or 0.2 percent at 5,001.07, with both indexes moving lower for the sixth straight day.
The narrower Dow, on the other hand, is climbing 195.41 points or 0.5 percent at 37,970.79 after inching up by 0.1 percent on Thursday.
The notable decline by the Nasdaq partly reflects a steep drop by shares of Netflix (NFLX), with the streaming giant plunging by 7.0 percent.
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