Wall St opens lower as after strong jobs data

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(Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened lower on Friday after a robust job report for October pointed to a stronger labor market and boost prospects that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next month.
The Dow Jones industrial average was down 30.66 points, or 0.17 percent, to 17,832.77. The S&P 500 lost 3.4 points, or 0.16 percent, to 2,096.53 and the Nasdaq Composite index dropped 4.19 points, or 0.08 percent, to 5,123.55.
(Reporting by Tanvi Mehta in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza)
First Published: Nov 06 2015 | 8:09 PM IST