Mixed performance of major stock indices at the open on Wall Street by Reuters

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(Archyde.com) – The Standard & Poor’s 500 and Nasdaq on Wall Street opened lower on Monday, as an increase in COVID-19 infections in China fueled concerns regarding slowing growth, while the index rose following a jump in Disney shares (NYSE:).

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 14.6 points, or 0.04 percent, to 33,760.3 points.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell 9.1 points, or 0.23 percent, to 3,956.23, while the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 55.1 points, or 0.49 percent, to 11,091.008.

(Prepared by Muhammad Ali Farag for the Arabic Bulletin – Edited by Ali Khafaji)