US: Wall St opens lower on tech drag

[NEW YORK] Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Wednesday ahead of minutes from the Federal Reserve's December meeting, as a rise in US Treasury yields hit technology-heavy growth stocks.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 77.05 points or 0.21% at the open to 36,722.60.

The S&P 500 opened lower by 5.55 points or 0.12% at 4,787.99 while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 75.56 points or 0.48% to 15,547.16 at the opening bell.

REUTERS