The Nasdaq composite fell sharply to its 50-day moving average, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average held up comparatively well in late-morning action Friday. Blue chips got help from gains of 1% to 2.

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BKV focuses on U.S. onshore natural gas production. Earnings for the third quarter are due Nov. 10. In the second quarter, BKV earned 39 cents a share, a dramatic turnaround from a new loss of 26 cents in the year-ago period. Sales soared 136% to $322 million.

US stock markets retreated on Thursday with S&P 500 dropping 1%., Dow Jones falling 1%, and Nasdaq falling 1.6%.

Live Updates Live Coverage Has Ended No updates were posted during this live coverage. Most of the major indices are in the red this morning. Dow futures are up about 41 points. S&P 500 futures are up fractionally,

The Dow closed 0.5% lower, dropping 251 points, with Nvidia a big loser. The Nasdaq composite suffered the most of the major indexes with a 2% drop. The S&P 500 lost 1.2%. Small-cap stocks on Tuesday also saw pain, illustrated by the Russell 2000 index giving up 1.8%.