US stocks were little changed on Friday as bank shares fell on lingering effects of the Federal Reserve's less aggressive stance on future rate hikes, while a jump in Adobe lifted the technology sector. The S&P 500 financial sector was off 0.82 percent, led by losses in big banks including Wells Fargo and Bank of America. The index has outperformed in a post-election rally on bets of simpler regulations and on heightened expectations of higher interest rates.
The rally lost some steam after the Fed on Wednesday stuck to its outlook for a gradual tightening in policy following a widely expected quarter point rate hike.
"We got the rate increase that the market was looking for, albeit some of the future expectations were a little bit more muted then investors had been bracing for," said Eric Wiegand, senior portfolio manager at the Private Client Reserve at US Bank.
However, the S&P 500 is on track to score gains for the week, helped by the technology sector.
The S&P tech index was supported on Friday by Adobe's surge to a record high of $130.30 after the Photoshop software maker reported strong earnings.
At 12:33 pm ET the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.74 points, at 20,933.81 and the S&P 500 was up 0.17 points, or 0.01 percent, at 2,381.55. The Nasdaq Composite was up 2.44 points, or 0.04 percent, at 5,903.20. Eight of the 11 major S&P sectors marked slight gains, topped by a 0.54 percent rise in utilities.
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