Wall Street Opens Lower as Banks Drag, ECB Hikes Rates

Wall Street Opens Lower as Banks Drag, ECB Hikes Rates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on March 7, 2023. Brendan McDermid/Reuters
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Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday after shares of First Republic Bank crashed amid fears of a banking crisis, while a large interest rate hike by the European Central Bank also dented sentiment.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 46.92 points, or 0.15 percent, at the open to 31,827.65. The S&P 500 opened lower by 13.00 points, or 0.33 percent, at 3,878.93, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 49.18 points, or 0.43 percent, to 11,384.87 at the opening bell.