US: Wall St opens slightly lower as markets assess latest tariff threats

WALL Street’s main indexes opened marginally lower on Wednesday (Feb 19) on worries over US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats and head of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s January meeting.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 78.2 points, or 0.18 per cent, at the open to 44,478.12.

The S&P 500 fell 11.8 points, or 0.19 per cent, at the open to 6,117.76, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 46.8 points, or 0.23 per cent, to 19,994.502 at the opening bell. REUTERS