The Nasdaq broke a four-day streak of gains, led by declines in Apple (AAPL.O). The stock fell 2.6 percent to $105.52 in its biggest daily percentage decline since June 24, when Britain's vote to leave the European Union unleashed a massive sell-off.

The company also said it would not release first-weekend sales of the new iPhone, limiting analysts' early visibility on the popularity of the device unveiled on Wednesday.

The S&P 500 information technology index .SPLRCT fell 0.9 percent and led sector losses, while the S&P energy index .SPNY was up 1.7 percent following sharp gains in oil prices.

U.S. stocks have been trading in a tight range in recent months as investors try to assess the outlook for U.S. interest rates and the health of the U.S. economy.

"People are wondering when and if the Fed is going to move again," said John Carey, portfolio manager at Pioneer Investment Management in Boston.

"There's anxiety about that because of what happened the last time. Even though they raised rates just a quarter of a percent, that seemed enough to trigger a sale of stocks. There's worry there could be a similar reaction."

Recent weak economic data has underscored views the Federal Reserve may hold off on raising rates at its policy meeting this month. The European Central Bank held interest rates steady, as expected, on Thursday.

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 46.23 points, or 0.25 percent, to 18,479.91, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 4.86 points, or 0.22 percent, to 2,181.3 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 24.44 points, or 0.46 percent, to 5,259.48.

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE.N) shares fell 3.2 percent after it agreed to sell its software business to Micro Focus in a $8.8 billion deal.

Shares of SuperValu slid 9.5 percent to $4.95 after it gave a disappointing outlook, a day after Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM.O) warned on its profit.

After the bell, shares of Restoration Hardware (RH.N) jumped 10.1 percent while Zumiez (ZUMZ.O) was up 5.4 percent, both following results.

About 6.8 billion shares changed hands on U.S. exchanges, above the 6.0 billion daily average for the past 20 trading days, according to Thomson Reuters data.

Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 1.20-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.03-to-1 ratio favored decliners.

The S&P 500 posted 13 new 52-week highs and 2 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 109 new highs and 29 new lows.

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At the Apple launch event, Mr Miyamoto said to loud cheers from the audience, "Mario is running toward his next goal: iPhone."
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Companies from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations overtook their European counterparts in 2015 to become the biggest investors in the region by value for the first time in three years. That investment should help sustain economic growth regionwide.

The five-story Myanmar Plaza, which opened last December in Yangon, is a showcase for famous domestic and foreign brands, including German sportswear maker Adidas. Myanmar's first modern shopping mall is thronged with buyers from the country's swelling middle class.

The mall was built by Vietnamese real estate developer Hoang Anh Gia Lai. Next door, an office building has already been completed. An upscale condominium building is scheduled to go up by 2018. In all, $440 million will be invested in the complex.

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U.K. research company Euromonitor estimates ASEAN's retail market will expand by about 20% between 2015 and 2020 to $588.3 billion. Companies are piling in, trying to get a piece of the action.

Boon Rawd Brewery, a Thai maker of alcoholic beverages best known for its Singha beer, is pushing into Vietnam, investing a total of $1.1 billion in a food company and a beverage producer that are part of local conglomerate Masan Group. Vietnam Dairy Products, the biggest dairy maker in the country, in May began production in neighboring Cambodia.

According to a report issued Sept. 6 by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, investment in the ASEAN region totaled $119.9 billion in 2015, down 8% from the previous year but still the third-largest year on record. ASEAN companies accounted for nearly 20% of the total, taking the top investor spot from European companies, which had held the position for two years through 2014.

ASEAN companies are likely to continue their cross-border expansion, becoming serious competitors to Japanese companies operating in the region.