Stock market: Dax gives up gains and turns negative, Salzgitter share price slides, Wall Street disoriented, Netflix share in the red

Due to a lack of clear direction, investors held back on Wall Street on Friday. The leading indices , the Dow Jones, Nasdaq , and S&P 500, each opened only slightly higher.

"There's a bit of everything," said analyst Daniela Sabin Hathorn of the online broker Capital.com. "Mixed economic data, the tariff dispute, and US President Donald Trump's (79) criticism of Jerome Powell. " In recent days, rumors of an imminent dismissal of the US Federal Reserve chairman have unsettled the stock markets.