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Wall St opens lower as oil gains on Mideast uncertainty, eyes on Trump-Xi talks

By Thomson Reuters Sep 24, 2026 | 8:34 AM

Sept 24 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main stock indexes opened ​lower on ‌Thursday as simmering Middle East tensions lifted oil prices and ‌Treasury ​yields, while ⁠investors also exercised ⁠caution ahead of a keenly watched summit between Presidents ​Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.

The ⁠Dow Jones ⁠Industrial Average ​fell 95.8 points, or ​0.19%, at the open ‌to 51415.75. The S&P 500 fell 39.0 points, ⁠or 0.51%, at the open to 7666.99, while ⁠the ‌Nasdaq Composite ⁠dropped 201.5 ​points, ‌or 0.75%, to ​26734.508 at ⁠the opening bell.

(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Joyjeet ​Das)