* Nasdaq eases from record closing high.
* Dow rises 0.75%, S&P up 0.39%, Nasdaq down 0.03% (Updates to early afternoon).
“This market is psychologically focused on coronavirus news, and it’s a battle of positive news stories versus negative news stories,” said Mike Zigmont, head of trading and research at Harvest Volatility Management in New York.​​​​​​.
Technology stocks weakened, dragging the Nasdaq from its third record closing high this week.
Bank of America Corp, Citigroup Inc, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Goldman Sachs rose between 3.2% and 3.8% ahead of their financial results next week, which would mark the onset of the second-quarter earnings season.
Netflix Inc rose 6.5% after Goldman Sachs hiked its price target on the video streaming service’s shares