Wall St. falls at open as trade worries mount

New York (Oct 8) - U.S. stocks fell at the open on Tuesday, as a report the Trump administration was moving ahead with discussions around possible curbs on capital flows into China stirred up fresh worries over the outcome of high-level trade talks later this week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 201.43 points, or 0.76%, at the open to 26,276.59. The S&P 500 .SPX opened lower by 18.39 points, or 0.63%, at 2,920.40. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 58.02 points, or 0.73%, to 7,898.27 at the opening bell.

Reuters