Wall St opens lower as oil prices drop

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Last Updated : Aug 31 2016 | 7:28 PM IST

REUTERS - U.S. stocks opened slightly lower on Wednesday as oil prices dropped more than 1 percent on the back of a stronger dollar.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 30.62 points, or 0.17 percent, at 18,423.68.

The S&P 500 was down 3.7 points, or 0.17 percent, at 2,172.42.

The Nasdaq Composite was down 8.78 points, or 0.17 percent, at 5,214.21.

(Reporting by Mamidipudi Soumithri in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza)

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