Wall St opens lower after weak economic data
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 19.62 points, or 0.12%, to 16,317.04
 "A specialist trader works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York")
A specialist trader works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York
Wall Street opened lower on Thursday after weak US economic data heightened investors' fears of a slowdown in the economy.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 19.62 points, or 0.12 percent, to 16,317.04, the S&P 500 lost 3.04 points, or 0.16 percent, to 1,909.49 and the Nasdaq Composite index dropped 11.69 points, or 0.26 percent, to 4,492.55.
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First Published: Feb 04 2016 | 8:04 PM IST