S&P 500 and Dow Jones open lower due to negative comments ‎

The Standard & Poor’s 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average indexes fell at the opening today, Friday, after comments from a Federal Reserve official (the US central bank) led to a decline in sentiment that had recently risen.

According to Reuters, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 53.85 points, or 0.14%, to 37,194.50 points.

According to Reuters, the Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell by 5.32 points, or 0.11%, to 4,714.23 points, while the Nasdaq Composite index rose 35.90 points, or 0.24%, to 14,797.46 points.