Wall Street opened lower on Tuesday, with energy stocks falling on lower oil prices and financials hit by diminished prospects of an interest rate hike in the near term.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 101.46 points, or 0.55 per cent, at 18,223.61.
The S&P 500 was down 12.53 points, or 0.58 per cent, at 2,146.51.
The Nasdaq Composite was down 30.11 points, or 0.58 per cent, at 5,181.77.