Wall Street Opens Lower as Producer Prices Rebound

Wall Street Opens Lower as Producer Prices Rebound
Traders work on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on Jan. 5, 2023. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters)
Reuters
2/16/2023
Updated:
2/16/2023

U.S. stock indexes opened sharply lower on Thursday after stronger-than-expected producer prices data added fears that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates to tame inflation.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 135.96 points, or 0.40 percent, at the open to 33,992.09. The S&P 500 opened lower by 32.85 points, or 0.79 percent, at 4,114.75, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 174.28 points, or 1.44 percent, to 11,896.31 at the opening bell.