Wall Street opens lower on renewed trade war concerns

[May 31, 2018]  (Reuters) - U.S. stocks slipped at the open on Thursday on worries of a looming trade war with the European Union that outweighed optimism over renewed efforts in Italy to form a government.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average <.DJI> fell 46.99 points, or 0.19 percent, at the open to 24,620.79. The S&P 500 <.SPX> opened lower by 3.03 points, or 0.11 percent, at 2,720.98. The Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> dropped 6.87 points, or 0.09 percent, to 7,455.58 at the opening bell.

(Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru)

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