Wall St opens lower as Middle East turmoil, weak jobs report weigh

Wall Street's main indexes opened ​lower on Friday as ‌the conflict raging in the Middle East threatened ​to fuel ​inflation through higher energy costs ⁠and data showed ​the economy unexpectedly shed ​jobs in February.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell ​320.2 points, or ​0.67 percent, at the open to ‌47,634.55. ⁠The S&P 500 fell 61.7 points, or 0.90 percent, at ​the ​open ⁠to 6,769.03, while the Nasdaq ​Composite dropped 327.8 ​points, ⁠or 1.44 percent, to 22,421.172 at the ⁠opening ​bell.

Reuters