© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 29, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Wednesday as investors awaited minutes of the Federal Reserve’s June meeting for clues on the central bank’s monetary policy path, while Sino-U.S. tensions and weak economic data from Beijing dented sentiment.
The fell 73.75 points, or 0.21%, at the open to 34,344.72. The opened lower by 13.55 points, or 0.30%, at 4,442.04, while the dropped 44.67 points, or 0.32%, to 13,772.10 at the opening bell.