https://www.brecorder.com/ Business Recorder en-Us Copyright 2026 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 04:09:12 +0500 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 04:09:12 +0500 60 https://www.brecorder.com/news/2404/us-stocks-open-lower-after-dow-hits-2-year-high <p><img style="margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; float: left;" alt=" " src="https://i.brecorder.com/images/stories/Wall-st.jpg" width="400" height="315" />NEW YORK: US stocks opened lower on Wednesday amid a lack of positive news and a day after the bellwether Dow index hit a new two-year high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 11.12 points (0.09 percent) at 12,222.03 in early trades, while the broader S&P 500 index was down 3.32 points (0.25 percent) at 1,321.25. The tech stock-weighted Nasdaq Composite index fell 5.91 points (0.21 percent) to 2,791.14.</p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><Center /><b><i>Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011</b></i></center></p> NEW YORK: US stocks opened lower on Wednesday amid a lack of positive news and a day after the bellwether Dow index hit a new two-year high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 11.12 points (0.09 percent) at 12,222.03 in early trades, while the broader S&P 500 index was down 3.32 points (0.25 percent) at 1,321.25. The tech stock-weighted Nasdaq Composite index fell 5.91 points (0.21 percent) to 2,791.14.

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