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The benchmark Wall Street indices edged lower on Friday, driven by a decline in artificial intelligence-linked tech companies.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index was hit hardest and traded nearly 1% lower at 22,843.54 while S&P 500 and Dow Jones traded 0.58% and 0.44% lower at 6,681.46 and 46,706.30.

As of 10:16 pm (EST), Nasdaq traded 0.97% or 222.63 points lower at 22,832, whereas S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 0.50% at 6,686.74 and 0.15% lower at 46,844.22, respectively.

Big Tech stocks such as Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp., Nvidia Corp., and Google parent Alphabet Inc. slipped in the early minutes of trade.

"Major indices are facing sell

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