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Wall St. opens lower as U.S.-China trade tensions weigh

USA, Sept 3:  U.S. stocks fell broadly at the open on Tuesday, as Washington’s new round of tariffs on some Chinese goods kicked in and after a report that officials from both sides were struggling to decide on the schedule for a meeting this month.
FILE PHOTO: A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening of the market in New York City, U.S., August 26, 2019. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
By Reuters

USA, Sept 3:  U.S. stocks fell broadly at the open on Tuesday, as Washington’s new round of tariffs on some Chinese goods kicked in and after a report that officials from both sides were struggling to decide on the schedule for a meeting this month.


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The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 205.02 points, or 0.78%, at the open to 26,198.26.


The S&P 500 .SPX opened lower by 17.45 points, or 0.60%, at 2,909.01. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 56.44 points, or 0.71%, to 7,906.44 at the opening bell.

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