US: Wall St lower after weak results from Apple

[NEW YORK] US stocks opened lower on Wednesday as weak results from Apple raised investor concerns about the quality of corporate earnings ahead of a policy decision by the Federal Reserve.

The Dow Jones industrial average was down 50.95 points, or 0.28 per cent, at 17,939.37, the S&P 500 was down 4.52 points, or 0.22 per cent, at 2,087.18 and the Nasdaq composite was down 32.22 points, or 0.66 per cent, at 4,856.06.

REUTERS