US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall Street opens lower on fresh China worries

U.S. stocks opened lower Wednesday, as legislation targeting the Hong Kong protests stoked fears of more friction with China, even as another batch of positive earnings reports underscored a solid start to third-quarter results.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 52.49 points, or 0.19%, at the open to 26,972.31.

The S&P 500 opened lower by 6.00 points, or 0.20%, at 2,989.68. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 28.90 points, or 0.35%, to 8,119.81 at the opening bell.