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Wall St opens lower as AI stocks decline, oil prices rise

By Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2026 | 8:37 AM

Oct 20 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened ​lower on ‌Tuesday, dragged down by renewed weakness in AI-linked ‌stocks ​and ⁠a rebound in ⁠oil prices, while investors braced for major corporate ​earnings reports this ⁠week.

The Dow ⁠Jones Industrial ​Average fell 6.8 ​points, or 0.01%, to ‌51,959.21 at the open. The S&P ⁠500 fell 11.7 points, or 0.15%, to ⁠7,679.01, ‌while the ⁠Nasdaq Composite ​dropped ‌98.0 points, or ​0.37%, ⁠to 26,332.921.

(Reporting by Ragini Mathur in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi ​Majumdar)