Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday as signs of rising tensions in the Middle East hurt risk sentiment and investors sought more clarity on Washington’s recent trade deals with China.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 128.4 points, or 0.30%, at the open to 42,737.36. The S&P 500 fell 12.3 points, or 0.20%, at the open to 6,009.9, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 37.0 points, or 0.19%, to 19,578.874 at the opening bell.