Wall Street ends down as investors book profits

NEW YORK, Mar 22 (Reuters): US stocks dipped on Friday, as investors booked profits in momentum names heading into the weekend, wiping out early gains that had pushed the S&P 500 to an intraday record high.

Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 32.59 points or 0.20 per cent, to end unofficially at 16,298.46. The S&P 500 slipped 5.75 points or 0.31 per cent, to finish unofficially at 1,866.26. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 42.498 points or 0.98 per cent, to close unofficially at 4,276.788.