US: Wall St opens slightly lower after Powell's remarks
Published Tue, Feb 27, 2018 · 02:47 PM
[NEW YORK] Wall Street's main indexes opened slightly lower on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell hinted the central bank would stick to its current path of gradual rate hikes.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 14.86 points, or 0.06 per cent, to 25,694.41.
The S&P 500 lost 1.38 points, or 0.049647 per cent, to 2,778.22.
The Nasdaq Composite dropped 7.17 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 7,414.30.
REUTERS
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