Wall Street Slips at Open as Russia-Ukraine Crisis Escalates

Wall Street Slips at Open as Russia-Ukraine Crisis Escalates
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, on Feb. 24, 2022. Caitlin Ochs/Reuters
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Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Tuesday with bank stocks declining further as the Russia-Ukraine crisis deepened, while a surge in oil prices boosted shares of energy companies.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 79.12 points, or 0.23 percent, at the open to 33,813.48.