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1. Screen shot of Dow Jones index
2. Screen shot of S and P 500 index
3. Screen shot of NASDAQ index

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4. Various of New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) building, U.S. national flags
5. Glass door, LED screen displaying stock information
6. Various of pedestrians, flags with sign of "NYSE"

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7. Sign of Apple Campus

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8. Apple Store

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9. Logo of Apple

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10. Apple store, sign of Apple

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11. People in Apple store

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12. Various of people trying Apple products

U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday, as weakness in major tech stocks weighed on the market.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 68.42 points, or 0.16 percent, to 43,153.13. The S and P 500 sank 12.57 points, or 0.21 percent, to 5,937.34. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 172.94 points, or 0.89 percent, to 19,338.29.

Eight of the 11 primary S and P 500 sectors ended in the green, with utilities and real estate leading the gainers at a rise of 2.58 percent and 2.23 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, technology and communication services led the laggards, dropping 1.30 percent and 0.95 percent, respectively.

Due to an iPhone sales slump, Apple led the declines, tumbling 4.04 percent in its worst session since Aug. 5, while Tesla fell 3.36 percent. Nvidia lost around 2 percent, while Alphabet, owner of Google, also slipped about 1 percent.

Despite strong corporate earnings boosting sentiment earlier in the session, the major indexes surrendered their gains. Morgan Stanley topped earnings expectations, lifting its stock over 4 percent. Bank of America’s fourth-quarter profit reached 6.7 billion U.S. dollars, more than doubling earnings from a year earlier.