Dow tanks 532 points, Nasdaq notches gain

Mainstay Capital Management CEO David Kudla predicts blue-chip stocks will be strong investments amid Federal Reserve changes.

U.S. stocks fell for the second straight session as investors wrapped the week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 532 points or 1.5%, while the S&P 500 slipped 1%. The Nasdaq Composite, bucked the downtrend, inching 0.07% higher. 

Traders also faced triple witching when stock and index options expire along with index futures kicking up volatility.  

Ticker Security Last Change Change % I:DJI DOW JONES AVERAGES 35365.44 -532.20 -1.48%SP500 S&P 500 4620.64 -48.03 -1.03%I:COMP NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX 15169.682092 -10.75 -0.07%

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