Wall St opens lower as Trump says Iran deal is 'over'

July 8 (Reuters) - ‌Wall ​Street's ​main indexes opened lower ‌on Wednesday after President ⁠Donald Trump said an ‌interim deal aimed ‌at ending the war with Iran ​was "over," sending oil prices higher and ⁠triggering a global risk-off move.

The ​Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 166.7 points, ​or 0.31%, ‌at the open to 52,758.47. ⁠The S&P 500 fell 27.3 points, ⁠or 0.36%, at the open ​to 7,476.54, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 114.0 ‌points, or 0.44%, to 25,704.66 at ‌the opening ⁠bell.

(Reporting by ‌Ragini Mathur ​in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini ‌Ganguli)

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