Wall Street Opens Lower on Jitters Over Higher-for-Longer Rates

Wall Street Opens Lower on Jitters Over Higher-for-Longer Rates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on July 19, 2023. Brendan McDermid/Reuters
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Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Friday on a drag from big technology and growth stocks, as evidence of a resilient U.S. economy fanned fears of interest rates staying higher for longer.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 106.47 points, or 0.31 percent, at the open to 34,368.36. The S&P 500 opened lower by 25.48 points, or 0.58 percent, at 4,344.88, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 126.91 points, or 0.95 percent, to 13,190.02 at the opening bell.