US: Wall St opens lower as trade truce rally fades

[WASHINGTON] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (May 15) as euphoria from the US-China tariff truce waned, while UnitedHealth’s stock was pressured following a report that the DOJ was investigating the health insurer for fraud.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 273.1 points, or 0.65 per cent, at the open to 41,777.98.

The S&P 500 fell 22.8 points, or 0.39 per cent, at the open to 5,869.82​, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 115.6 points, or 0.60 per cent, to 19,031.243 at the opening bell. REUTERS