US: Wall St opens flat on fears of slowing economic growth

[NEW YORK] Wall Street's main indexes opened flat on Wednesday on concerns that the spread of the Delta coronavirus variant could slow economic growth and on uncertainty over the timeline for the Federal Reserve to pull back its accommodative policies.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 12.55 points, or 0.04 per cent, at the open to 35,087.45.

The S&P 500 opened lower by 1.94 points, or 0.04 per cent, at 4,518.09, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 13.98 points, or 0.09 per cent, to 15,360.35 at the opening bell.

REUTERS