Wall St opens lower as commodity rout rattles markets

Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Monday, as a violent selloff in precious metals unsettled investors at the start of a week packed with corporate earnings and major economic data.

At 09:30 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 52.74 points, or 0.14 percent, to 48,849.03. The S&P 500 lost 14.90 points, or 0.22 percent, to 6,923.46, and the Nasdaq Composite lost 92.34 points, or 0.39 percent, to 23,380.75.

REUTERS