Wall Street opens lower following new virus resctrictions
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November 17, 2020 7:03 AM
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening moderately lower on Wall Street following a new wave of restrictions in the U.S. to combat a surge in coronavirus infections. The S&P 500 lost 0.7% in the early going Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which closed at a record high a day earlier, gave up 1.1%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq was down only slightly, thanks partly to gains in Tesla and Amazon. Tesla jumped 11% following news late Monday that it would be added to the benchmark S&P 500 index next month, and Amazon rose 1% after opening an online pharmacy.
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