U.S. stock indexes opened lower on Tuesday as investors awaited the earnings season to assess the impact of rising interest rates and inflation on corporate profit, while a rise in shares of drugmaker Amgen limited declines on the Dow.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 117.68 points, or 0.40 percent, at the open to 29,085.20. The S&P 500 opened lower by 16.53 points, or 0.46 percent, at 3,595.86, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 57.73 points, or 0.55 percent, to 10,484.37 at the opening bell.