US Stocks Snapshot-Wall St Opens Lower as Bond Yields Climb
SPY•Wall Street opens lower as yields rise
Aug. 20 (Reuters) - The main U.S. indexes opened lower on Thursday as a rebound in government bond yields hurt sentiment, while retail bellwether Walmart's rare sales miss disappointed investors.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 81.8 points, or 0.15%, at the open to 53381.22. The S&P 500 .SPX fell 17.5 points, or 0.23%, at the open to 7690.49, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 119.6 points, or 0.45%, to 26211.52 at the opening bell.
