US stocks open lower; Deere sinks

US stocks open lower; Deere sinks


1 photo
Save Story
Leer en español

Estimated read time: Less than a minute

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening lower, a day after the market hit all-time highs.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell two points, or 0.1 percent, to 1,894 in the first few minutes of trading Wednesday. The S&P 500 traded above 1,900 for the first time the day before.

The Dow Jones industrial average lost 37 points, or 0.2 percent, to 16,677. The Nasdaq composite gave up five points, or 0.2 percent, to 4,123.

Deere fell 1 after the company reported a decline in second-quarter income on lower demand for farming equipment.

Fossil Group fell 8 percent after the watch, jewelry and accessories maker said its income fell despite sales gains across all its business segments.

Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.56 percent.

Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Photos

Most recent Business stories

Related topics

Business
The Associated Press

    STAY IN THE KNOW

    Get informative articles and interesting stories delivered to your inbox weekly. Subscribe to the KSL.com Trending 5.
    By subscribing, you acknowledge and agree to KSL.com's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

    KSL Weather Forecast