US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens lower as oil prices drop
Aug 31 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened slightly lower on Wednesday as oil prices dropped more than 1 percent on the back of a stronger dollar.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 30.62 points, or 0.17 percent, at 18,423.68.
The S&P 500 was down 3.7 points, or 0.17 percent, at 2,172.42.
The Nasdaq Composite was down 8.78 points, or 0.17 percent, at 5,214.21. (Reporting by Mamidipudi Soumithri in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza)
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