U.S. stocks open sharply lower Tuesday morning after the July 4 holiday

U.S. stocks opened sharply lower Tuesday, with all three major benchmarks falling after the July 4 holiday as recession fears continue to weigh on the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA -0.31% was down around 450 points, or 1.5%, soon after the opening bell, while the S&P 500 /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX -0.23% also fell around 1.5% and the Nasdaq Composite /zigman2/quotes/210598365/realtime COMP -0.09% dropped 1.6%, according to FactSet data, at last check. Investors will see fresh data on factory orders at 10 a.m. Eastern Time.

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

US : Dow Jones Global

33,963.84

-106.58 -0.31%

Volume: 0.00

Sept. 22, 2023 5:35p

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S&P 500 Index

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4,320.06

-9.94 -0.23%

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NASDAQ Composite Index

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13,211.81

-12.18 -0.09%

Volume: 4.32B

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