Wall Street opens sharply lower on China woes, oil

Dow Jones industrial average fell 189.94 points, or 1.12%, to 16,716.57

Bs_logoA Wall Street sign is pictured in the rain outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York.
A Wall Street sign is pictured in the rain outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York.
Reuters
Last Updated : Jan 07 2016 | 8:17 PM IST

US stocks opened sharply lower for the second straight day on Thursday after China allowed the yuan to decline further and oil prices slumped to near 12-year lows, raising concerns over the state of the global economy.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 189.94 points, or 1.12%, to 16,716.57, the S&P 500 lost 21.6 points, or 1.09%, to 1,968.66 and the Nasdaq Composite index dropped 103.30 points, or 2.14%, to 4,732.46.

 

 

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First Published: Jan 07 2016 | 8:08 PM IST