Led by losses in component stocks Caterpillar ( CAT ) and Apple ( AAPL ), the Dow Jones Industrial Average is more than 200 points below the prior day's close. Despite Friday's negative price action, the benchmark averages are all indicated to close higher for a second consecutive week. Weighed down by accelerating inflation and its likely impact on Federal Reserve monetary policy, slowing Chinese economic growth and lackluster corporate guidance, stocks were losing ground on Friday with the Nasdaq Composite again taking the full force of Wall Street's aversion to risk.