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In January, the S&P rose 1.2%, the Dow Jones increased by 1.7%, and the Nasdaq gained 0.8%. On Friday, the S&P 500 index initially closed down 0.4%, with the materials sector falling 1.9%, the technology sector down 1.3%, and the energy sector up 1%. The Nasdaq 100 index initially closed down 1.3%. Among the constituents, Applovin plummeted 17.3%, Western Digital fell 10%, Seagate Technology dropped 9.1%, AMD decreased by 6.2%, Applied Materials fell 5.4%, Tesla rose 3.3%, Strategy increased by 4.8%, and Charter Communications gained 7.9%. Visa initially closed down 2.9%, while 3M, American Express, UnitedHealth, Nike, Caterpillar, and Amazon all fell over 1%, leading the decline among Dow components. Coca-Cola rose 2%, Chevron increased by 3%, and VZ gained 11.9%. The semiconductor index fell 3.9%, and the banking index decreased by 0.1%