US: Wall Street opens lower as Nvidia weighs

[WASHINGTON] Wall Street indexes opened slightly lower on Tuesday, with Nvidia weighing on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq after the UK ordered an in-depth probe into the chipmaker's planned acquisition of Arm.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 11.27 points or 0.03 per cent at the open to 36,076.18.

The S&P 500 opened lower by 3.38 points or 0.07 per cent at 4,679.42. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 13.52 points or 0.09 per cent to 15,840.32 at the opening bell.

REUTERS