US: Wall St opens lower on China Covid protests

WALL Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Nov 28) as protests in major Chinese cities against strict Covid-19 policies reignited concerns about economic growth, while Apple slipped on a report of disruption in production at a factory in China.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 71.1 points, or 0.21 per cent, at the open to 34,275.91.

The S&P 500 fell 20.8 points, or 0.52 per cent, at the open to 4,005.36​, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 78.8 points, or 0.70 per cent, to 11,147.568 at the opening bell. REUTERS