US: Wall St falls at open as oil prices, yields weigh

[BENGALURU] US stocks fell at open on Monday, as a drop in crude prices hurt energy companies and on muted appetite for equities after last week's spike in US Treasury yields following healthy economic data.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 47.60 points, or 0.18 per cent, at the open to 26,399.45.

The S&P 500 opened lower by 8.73 points, or 0.30 per cent, at 2,876.84. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 41.35 points, or 0.53 per cent, to 7,747.10 at the opening bell. 

REUTERS