US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens lower as U.S. crude collapse adds to pandemic worries

U.S. stocks opened lower for a second straight day on Tuesday as a historic crash in U.S. crude prices to below zero and gloomy quarterly forecasts heralded the biggest economic slump since the Great Depression.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 285.19 points, or 1.21%, at the open to 23,365.25.

The S&P 500 opened lower by 38.35 points, or 1.36%, at 2,784.81, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 100.04 points, or 1.17%, to 8,460.69 at the opening bell.