Wall Street opens slightly lower as oil falls

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Last Updated : Sep 27 2016 | 7:28 PM IST

REUTERS - U.S. stocks opened slightly lower on Tuesday as weak oil prices weighed on energy stocks amid fading hopes of a deal to limit oversupply.

The Dow Jones industrial average was down 16.4 points, or 0.09 percent, at 18,078.43, the S&P 500 was down 2.35 points, or 0.11 percent, at 2,143.75 and the Nasdaq composite was down 4.13 points, or 0.08 percent, at 5,253.37.

(Reporting by Yashaswini Swamynathan in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)

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First Published: Sep 27 2016 | 7:15 PM IST

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