US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens lower with focus on Fed rate decision

US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens lower with focus on Fed rate decision

Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Wednesday, ahead of an interest rate decision by the Federal Reserve, as a jump in private payrolls fueled fears that the central bank would not temper its aggressive stance on future rate hikes.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 76.92 points, or 0.24%, at the open to 32,576.28.

The S&P 500 opened lower by 3.20 points, or 0.08%, at 3,852.90, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 5.84 points, or 0.05%, to 10,885.01 at the opening bell.

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