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U.S. stocks ended their first positive week in four with a down day on Friday as investors were reluctant to buy going into a long weekend, with uncertainty still swirling around Europe.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 74.92 points, or 0.60 percent, to 12,454.83 at the close. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index dipped 2.86 points, or 0.22 percent, to 1,317.82. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 1.85 points, or 0.07 percent, at 2,837.53.

Gold traded little changed on Tuesday, after attempts to breach the resistance at $1,580 an ounce stalled as Spain’s deepening crisis rekindled worries about euro zone finances.
Spot gold was little changed at $1,573.89 an ounce by 0259 GMT, retreating from a one-week high of $1,583.50 hit the previous session.
U.S. gold edged up 0.3 percent to $1,573.60