US: Wall Street mixed at open with Black Friday sales in focus

WALL Street’s main indexes were mixed at the open on Friday (Nov 25), with investors closely monitoring the major retailers as Black Friday sales began against the backdrop of stubbornly high inflation and worries about a potential recession next year.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 19.0 points, or 0.06 per cent, to open at 34,213.04.

The S&P 500 fell 3.9 points, or 0.10 per cent, to 40,23.34​, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 54.3 points, or 0.48 per cent, to 11,231 at the opening bell. REUTERS