WALL Street’s main indexes opened lower on Tuesday (Apr 2), hurt by sharp losses in health insurers and Tesla, while investors awaited comments from Federal Reserve officials and more economic data.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 310.58 points, or 0.78 per cent, at the open to 39,256.27.

The S&P 500 opened lower by 39.48 points, or 0.75 per cent, at 5,204.29, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 197.60 points, or 1.21 per cent, to 16,199.24 at the opening bell. REUTERS

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