US: Wall St slips from record levels at open on fears over new coronavirus case count
[NEW YORK] Wall Street's main indexes slipped from record highs at the open on Thursday as a sharp increase in the number of deaths and cases related to the coronavirus outbreak in China sent investors scurrying for safe-haven assets.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 115.39 points, or 0.39 per cent, at the open to 29,436.03.
The S&P 500 opened lower by 13.55 points, or 0.40 per cent, at 3,365.90 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 68.92 points, or 0.71 per cent, to 9,657.04 at the opening bell.
REUTERS
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