Wall Street ends largely lower as the week wraps up

U.S. stock indices closed lower today after earlier developments that included a speech by Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari at the Community Economic Development Symposium, in St. Paul, while flash manufacturing and services PMIs fell in April below expectations. 

Finally, U.S. existing home sales rose past expectations in March.

Dow Jones closed down 0.15%, or 30.95 points to 20,547.76, while Standard and Poor's 500 shed 0.30%, or 7.15 points to 2,348.69. NASDAQ Composite slipped 0.11%, or 6.26 points to 5,910.52. 

Gold futures due on June 15 rose 0.34% to $1,288.20 an ounce from the opening of $1,283.80, while the dollar index inched up 0.05% to 99.82 from the opening of 99.77.

On another note, U.S. crude futures due on May 16 fell 2.58% to $49.40 a barrel from the opening of $50.71, while Brent crude futures due on June 15 tumbled 2.32% to $51.76 a barrel from the opening of $52.99.