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Wall St opens lower as AI jitters return, oil rises

By Thomson Reuters Oct 22, 2026 | 8:35 AM

Oct 22 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower ​on Thursday ‌as growth stocks came under renewed pressure after earnings ‌from ​mega-caps ⁠Tesla and Meta ⁠did little to dispel doubts about AI outlook, while ​a rebound in oil ⁠prices added ⁠to market ​jitters.

The Dow Jones ​Industrial Average fell 67.7 ‌points, or 0.13%, to 52,788.41 at the open. ⁠The S&P 500 fell 62.6 points, or ⁠0.81%, ‌to 7,694.62, ⁠while the Nasdaq ​Composite ‌dropped 394.5 ​points, or ⁠1.48%, to 26,308.407.

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