US: Wall St opens slightly lower ahead of data, Fed commentary

WALL Street opened a touch lower on Tuesday (Dec 3) after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq notched record high levels in the last session, with focus on a crucial jobs report later this week along with more data and commentary from Federal Reserve officials.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 12.4 points, or 0.03 per cent, at the open to 44769.58.

The S&P 500 fell 4.2 points, or 0.07 per cent, at the open to 6042.97, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 39.6 points, or 0.20 per cent, to 19364.343 at the opening bell. REUTERS