Wall Street opens lower as investors await Yellen

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Last Updated : Aug 25 2016 | 10:28 PM IST

REUTERS - U.S. stocks opened lower on Thursday as investors nervously awaited Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's take on interest rate hikes.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 26.6 points, or 0.14 percent, at 18,454.88.

The S&P 500 was down 3.96 points, or 0.18 percent, at 2,171.48.

The Nasdaq Composite was down 11.85 points, or 0.23 percent, at 5,205.84.

(Reporting by Yashaswini Swamynathan in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza)

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First Published: Aug 25 2016 | 10:11 PM IST

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