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SNAPSHOT Wall St opens lower as oil gains on Mideast uncertainty, eyes on Trump-Xi talks

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September 24, 20265:27 AM CDTUpdated 35 mins ago

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Sept 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main stock indexes opened ​lower on Thursday ‌as simmering Middle East tensions lifted oil prices ​and Treasury yields, ​while investors also exercised ⁠caution ahead of ​a keenly watched summit between ​Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.

The Dow Jones ​Industrial Average (.DJI), opens new tab fell ​95.8 points, or 0.19%, at ‌the ⁠open to 51415.75. The S&P 500 (.SPX), opens new tab fell 39.0 points, or ​0.51%, at ​the ⁠open to 7666.99, while the ​Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC), opens new tab dropped ​201.5 ⁠points, or 0.75%, to 26734.508 at the ⁠opening ​bell.

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Reporting by ​Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; ​Editing by Joyjeet Das

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