US: Wall St falls at open as trade worries mount
[NEW YORK] US stocks fell at the open on Tuesday, as a report the Trump administration was moving ahead with discussions around possible curbs on capital flows into China stirred up fresh worries over the outcome of high-level trade talks later this week.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 201.43 points, or 0.76 per cent, at the open to 26,276.59.
The S&P 500 opened lower by 18.39 points, or 0.63 per cent, at 2,920.40. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 58.02 points, or 0.73 per cent, to 7,898.27 at the opening bell.
REUTERS
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