US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens lower after latest economic data

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 03/17/25 09:32 AM EDT

March 17 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main stock indexes opened lower on Monday as investors assessed the latest batch of economic data to gauge the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs on the economy.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 61.79 points, or 0.15%, to 41,426.40, the S&P 500 lost 6.00 points, or 0.11%, to 5,632.94, and the Nasdaq Composite lost 25.41 points, or 0.14%, to 17,728.68 at the opening bell. (Reporting by Lisa Pauline Mattackal; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)

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