US: Wall St opens lower on tariff jitters; Tesla down on Musk's political plans
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Jul 7) as tariff tensions kept investors on edge, while Tesla shares slid after CEO Elon Musk announced his plans to launch a political party.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 25.2 points, or 0.06 per cent, at the open to 44,803.36.
The S&P 500 fell 20.3 points, or 0.32 per cent, at the open to 6,259.04, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 110.6 points, or 0.54 per cent, to 20,490.55 at the opening bell. REUTERS
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