(Reuters) – The Dow and the S&P 500 opened lower on Tuesday as investors await Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks for further clues on how long the U.S. central bank will keep interest rates higher.
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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Powell holds news conference after Fed announced quarter point interest rate hike in Washington
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 121.24 points, or 0.36%, at the open to 33,769.78. The S&P 500 opened lower by 5.73 points, or 0.14%, at 4,105.35, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 3.80 points, or 0.03%, to 11,891.25 at the opening bell.
(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)