US: Wall St opens lower as BOJ keeps rates steady

[BENGALURU] US stocks opened lower on Thursday after the Bank of Japan held off from expanding its monetary stimulus.

The Dow Jones industrial average was down 31.16 points, or 0.17 per cent, at 18,010.39, the S&P 500 was down 3.31 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 2,091.84 and the Nasdaq composite was down 5.49 points, or 0.11 per cent, at 4,857.65.

REUTERS