US: Wall St opens lower as markets assess Trump’s tariff threats; Walmart drops
WALL Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (Feb 20) as investors avoided risky bets after another bout of tariff threats from President Donald Trump, while heavyweight retailer Walmart plunged on a downbeat fiscal 2026 sales forecast.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 66.5 points, or 0.15 per cent, at the open to 44,561.11.
The S&P 500 fell 9.6 points, or 0.16 per cent, at the open to 6,134.5, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 27.1 points, or 0.13 per cent, to 20,029.185 at the opening bell. REUTERS
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