US: Wall Street opens slightly lower after weak jobs data; Tesla rises

US STOCKS opened lower on Wednesday (Jul 2) as surprisingly weak US private jobs data raised concerns about the labour market, while Tesla rose sharply after its second-quarter deliveries report.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 39.3 points, or 0.09 per cent, at the open to 44,455.66. The S&P 500 fell 4.1 points, or 0.07 per cent, at the open to 6,193.88​, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 18.5 points, or 0.09 per cent, to 20,184.374 at the opening bell.