US stock indexes open lower as high yields, oil prices dent sentiment

FILE PHOTO: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., August 21, 2026.

FILE PHOTO: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., August 21, 2026. (REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo)


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Sept 1 — Wall Street's ​main indexes opened lower on Tuesday, extending ‌a weak run as ⁠elevated bond ​yields and ⁠higher oil ‌prices kept ‌investors at bay at ⁠the ⁠start of a historically weak month for equities.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 102.3 ‌points, ​or 0.19%, at the open to 53,083.58. The S&P 500 fell 50.7 points, or 0.66%, at the ​open to ‌7,635.47, ‌while the ⁠Nasdaq Composite dropped 339.2 points, or 1.29%, to 26,031.67.

(Reporting ‌by Niket Nishant ​and ‌Utkarsh Hathi ⁠in ​Bengaluru; Editing by Maju ​Samuel)

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