US: Wall Street opens lower as investors reassess rate-cut hopes

    • The S&P 500 fell 29.8 points, or 0.45 per cent, to 6,608.19​, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 179.1 points, or 0.80 per cent, to 22,318.766.
    • The S&P 500 fell 29.8 points, or 0.45 per cent, to 6,608.19​, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 179.1 points, or 0.80 per cent, to 22,318.766. PHOTO: AFP
    Published Thu, Sep 25, 2025 · 09:52 PM

    [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (Sep 25), as fresh economic data and remarks from a Federal Reserve official tempered optimism around further rate cuts.

    The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 23.8 points, or 0.05 per cent, at the open to 46,097.43.

    The S&P 500 fell 29.8 points, or 0.45 per cent, to 6,608.19​, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 179.1 points, or 0.80 per cent, to 22,318.766. REUTERS

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