US stocks fell on Friday as investors worried that a stronger-than-expected March jobs report would give the Federal Reserve more ammunition to keep raising interest rates, overshadowing hopes for robust corporate profits.
Shortly after 1700 GMT), the broad Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 1 percent to 1,295.93, and then quickly trimmed some of that loss.
The sell-off in stocks followed heavy losses in the bond market, and pushed the S&P 500 below a key technical level.
The Dow Jones industrial average was down 71.64 points, or 0.64 percent, at 11,144.86. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 10.89 points, or 0.83 percent, at 1,298.15, after falling 13.11 points, or 1 percent to 1,295.93 shortly after 1700 GMT. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 17.99 points, or 0.76 percent, at 2,343.18.