InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate Dow, S&P 500 dragged lower by bank stocks By financialnews_rlv83x - March 19, 2021 0 188 The S&P 500 and the Dow dropped on Friday with banks leading the way after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it would not extend a temporary capital buffer relief put in place to ease a pandemic-driven stress in the funding market.