us stockindex futures slipped sunday after wall street narrowly avoided its fourth straight weekly loss friday dow jones industrial average futures ym00 were last down about 100 points while sp 500 futures es00 and nasdaq100 futures nq00 declined after a volatile week stocks ended on a high note friday the sp 500 index spx rose 24 to 443185 the dow jones industrial average djia gained 17 or 56569 points to 3472547 and the nasdaq composite index comp closed up 41779 points or 31 at 1377057 markets were roiled last week as investors weighed rising inflation expected fed rate hikes quarterly earnings and the ongoing pandemic for the week the dow booked a gain of 08 the sp 500 index climbed 13 and the nasdaq finished up 001 higher despite the slight gains the dow and sp 500 are on track for their worst months since march 2020 and the nasdaq is on pace for its worst month since october 2008 crude oil prices clh22 brnh22 gained sunday while bitcoin btcusd and other major cryptocurrencies were little changed amid a monthlong slump