US: Wall St opens lower on pressure from elevated Treasury yields

US MAIN stock indexes opened lower open on Monday (Dec 30), as sparse trading volumes and the spectre of rising Treasury yields cast a cloud over the traditionally strong year-end rally for equities.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 128.3 points, or 0.30 per cent, at the open to 42,863.86.

The S&P 500 fell 50.2 points, or 0.84 per cent, at the open to 5,920.67​, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 261.6 points, or 1.33 per cent, to 19,460.413 at the opening bell. REUTERS