Wall St opens lower as oil prices slide

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 49.2 points, or 0.31%, to 16,044.31

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
Reuters
Last Updated : Jan 25 2016 | 8:59 PM IST

US stocks opened lower on Monday after crude oil prices resumed their slide as output from Iraq hit record levels.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 49.2 points, or 0.31 percent, to 16,044.31; the S&P 500 dropped 4.27 points, or 0.22 percent, to 1,902.63 and the Nasdaq Composite index shed 16.41 points, or 0.36 percent, to 4,574.77.

 

 

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First Published: Jan 25 2016 | 8:09 PM IST

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