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Investors booked profits at the end of the week. US bank earnings beat market expectations. And economic data was mixed. After releasing earnings, shares in Citigroup rose 4.8%; JP Morgan Chase rose 7.6%; but Wells Fargo eased 0.1%. Seven of the 11 S&P 500 sectors ended lower led by real estate. Financial markets have priced in a 74% chance of a rate hike at the next meeting on May 2-3. The Dow Jones index fell by 143 points or 0.4%. The S&P 500 index fell by 0.2%. And the Nasdaq index lost 43 points or 0.4%. Over the week the Dow rose 1.2%; the S&P 500 rose 0.8%; and the Nasdaq lifted 0.3%. This content is prepared, approved and distributed in Australia by Commonwealth Securities Limited ABN 60 067 254 399 AFSL 238814 (CommSec) a wholly owned but non-guaranteed subsidiary of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia ABN 48 123 123 124 AFSL 234945 (the Bank) and a Market Participant of ASX Limited and Cboe Australia Pty Limited.  All information contained herein is provided on a factual or general advice