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A Wall St. street sign is seen near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks opened lower on Tuesday, as weak economic data from China pointed to slowing growth in the world’s second largest economy, adding to fears of a global recession.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 29.68 points, or 0.11%, at the open to 26,805.83.
The S&P 500 opened lower by 7.42 points, or 0.25%, at 2,971.01. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 37.46 points, or 0.46%, to 8,049.98 at the opening bell.
Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Bernard Orr
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