Wall St opens lower as Middle East tensions make investors nervous

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(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Wednesday as investors priced in a possible escalation in geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, while a survey allayed concerns about a rapid cooldown in the labor market.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 31.8 points, or 0.08%, at the open to 42,125.14. The S&P 500 fell 10.6 points, or 0.19%, at the open to 5,698.14​, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 43.2 points, or 0.24%, to 17,867.124 at the opening bell.

(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Pooja Desai)

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