US: Wall St opens mixed after Thursday’s fall; UnitedHealth drops
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WALL Street’s main indexes opened mixed on Friday (Feb 21), a day after Walmart’s dour forecast hit sentiment, while UnitedHealth slid after a report that the US Justice Department is investigating the healthcare conglomerate.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 356.5 points, or 0.81 per cent, at the open to 43820.13.
The S&P 500 fell 3.4 points, or 0.06 per cent, at the open to 6114.1, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 44.3 points, or 0.22 per cent, to 20006.693 at the opening bell. REUTERS
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