Producers of metals and other raw materials were after a strong jobs report was offset by further delays in final election results.
Should President Donald Trump continue to dispute the election, uncertainty and restive protests could rock the stock market, said one strategist. "You've got some senior Republicans ... saying 'it's time, it's time to think about conceding and accepting the norms surrounding an election," said Quincy Krosby, chief market strategist at Prudential Financial.
"What you're seeing is more Republicans slowly inching away from this idea of refusing to accept what seemingly is the inevitable."
Employers added 638,000 jobs last month -- the sixth-straight monthly gain -- and the jobless rate fell a percentage point to 6.9%, the Labor Department said.
Gold futures rose to a seven-week high, notching the biggest weekly rise since July, and reflecting the sharpest weekly fall for the U.S. dollar since March.
Write to Rob Curran at rob.curran@dowjones.com
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