ToplineMajor indexes in the U.S. all fell at least 1.3% on Friday, tumbling as tech stocks took a dive that contributed to a poor day for the Nasdaq, which dropped over 4% amid the selloff.Major indexes in the U.S. fell at least 1.1% on Friday. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)Getty ImagesKey Factssotck The Nasdaq took the hardest hit of any index Friday, tanking 4.1% and erasing nearly a month’s worth of gains.The S&P 500 closed down 2.6%, bringing its weekly performance to a nearly 2.6% loss and ending nine straight weeks of gains.The S&P 500 is still up 1.7% in the last month of trading.Several tech stocks plummeted, with Intel falling over 11%, Oracle dropping 9.5% and Nvidia tumbling nearly 6%.The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.3% on Friday, though the index is up over 3% in the last month of trading.Surprising FactA 10-week streak for the S&P 500 would have marked its longest winning streak since 1985. TangentBitcoin fell below $60,000 for the first time since late 2024. The drop came after billionaire Michael Saylor’s crypto holding firm announced it would sell 32 bitcoins to raise about $2.5 million in its first sale since December 2022. Gold and silver prices also fell to their lowest prices in months after a strong jobs report was published Friday. Investments in the metals are typically driven by periods of economic uncertainty.Key BackgroundFriday’s selloff curbed an otherwise strong month for all major indexes. The S&P 500 traded upward in the previous nine weeks, its longest winning streak since 2023. The Nasdaq is still up 1.5% month-over-month, improving amid the artificial intelligence boom and increased infrastructure spending among tech’s biggest players, which are on pace to spend $750 billion on AI this year. Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq have jumped at least 7.8% since the start of the year. Nationwide chief market strategist Mark Hackett told CNBC, “Investors had been kind of hovering with their finger over this sell button,” but noted it was “not necessarily to get out.” Further ReadingBitcoin Falls Below $60,000—Erasing Trump-Fueled Rally (Forbes)Gold And Silver Hit Lowest Prices In Months After Strong Jobs Report (Forbes)