Tesla stock declined Friday as interest rates knocked shares of highfliers lower. Shares of the electric-vehicle maker fell 5%, closing at $431.66, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.1% and 1.

Shares of Tesla Inc. slid 4.95% to $431.66 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 1.49% to 19,722.03 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.

One company that should be at the top, or at least near the top, of any investor list of most-watched stocks has to be Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). The U.S. EV maker continues to be one of the most volatile mega-cap names in the market,

Tesla needs a record fourth quarter. The pause in the rally is coming as we approach the end of the year, with investors realizing the company may not hit 2023 electric vehicle (E