Wall Street Opens Lower as Weak Private Payrolls Data Deepens Recession Worries

Wall Street Opens Lower as Weak Private Payrolls Data Deepens Recession Worries
Traders work on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on March 31, 2023. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters)
Reuters
4/5/2023
Updated:
4/5/2023

Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Wednesday after weaker-than-expected private payrolls data for March deepened worries that the rapid interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve may tip the U.S. economy into a recession.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 7.78 points, or 0.02 percent, at the open to 33,394.60. The S&P 500 opened lower by 6.10 points, or 0.15 percent, at 4,094.50, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 44.56 points, or 0.37 percent, to 12,081.76 at the opening bell.