Wall Street opens lower as investors await inflation data

Major indexes on Wall Street opened lower on Monday as investors awaited the release of inflation and other economic data this week, which could indicate how long the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) will keep interest rates high. .

According to Reuters, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 23.85 points, or 0.07%, to 34,259.25. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell by 8.58 points, or 0.19 percent, to 4,406.66 points, while the Nasdaq Composite index fell by 52.15 points, or 0.38 percent, to 13,745.96 points.