Wall St opens lower after hot CPI data fuels rate-hike bets

October 14, 2026 9:35 AM EDT

FILE PHOTO: A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., July 19, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

Oct 14 (Reuters) - ‌Wall ​Street's ​main indexes opened lower ‌on Wednesday after a ⁠hotter-than-expected inflation report ‌boosted bets of ‌an interest rate hike this month, ​while investors parsed more big ⁠bank earnings.

The Dow Jones Industrial ​Average fell 85.11 points, or 0.16%, ​at the ‌open to 51,584.99. The S&P ⁠500 fell 31.3 points, or 0.40%, ⁠at the open to ​7,774.18, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 172.7 points, ‌or 0.63%, to 27,031.64 at the ‌opening ⁠bell.

(Reporting by ‌Purvi Agarwal ​in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika ‌Syamnath)



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