US: Wall Street dips at open in holiday-thinned trading

WALL Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (Dec 26) in light trading volumes after the Christmas holiday, as investors took stock of their portfolios and looked for a year-end boost from the so-called Santa Claus rally.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 95.2 points, or 0.22 per cent, at the open to 43,201.85.

The S&P 500 fell 15.1 points, or 0.25 per cent, at the open to 6,024.97​, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 51.9 points, or 0.26 per cent, to 19,979.251 at the opening bell. REUTERS