Wall Street opens lower as high-stakes Iran, inflation tests loom
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 21, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Aug 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Monday as investors weighed the U.S. pledge of an "economic D-Day" against Iran while awaiting AI giant Nvidia's quarterly results and a closely watched inflation report later this week.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 15.1 points, or 0.03%, to 53,261.95 at the open. The S&P 500 fell 11.0 points, or 0.14%, to 7,663.38, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 115.1 points, or 0.44%, to 26,065.32.
(Reporting by Purvi Agarwal in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar)
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