Wall St opens lower as oil jump, high yields fuel inflation concerns FILE PHOTO: A view shows the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Wall Street entrance in New York City, U.S., April 7, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo · Reuters Reuters Thu, October 8, 2026 at 9:34 AM EDT ^DJI +0.01% ^GSPC -0.21% ^IXIC -0.46% Oct 8 (Reuters) - US stocks opened lower on Thursday as oil prices surged and Treasury yields hovered near multi-year highs, stoking inflation worries ahead of an earnings season that will test whether corporate profits can sustain the momentum.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 178.5 points, or 0.35%, at the open to 51,001.38. The S&P 500 fell 28.9 points, or 0.37%, at the open to 7,772.87, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 135.05 points, or 0.49%, to 27,403.64 at the opening bell.
(Reporting by Shashwat Chauhan in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)
