Wall St slips at open after inflation data; Nvidia in focus

Aug 26 (Reuters) - ‌Wall ​Street's ​main indexes opened lower on ‌Wednesday after hotter-than-expected inflation ⁠data reinforced bets ‌on another quarter-point ‌Federal Reserve rate hike this year, as ​investors awaited results from AI ⁠chip leader Nvidia later in the ​day.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 29.7 ​points, or ‌0.06%, at the open to ⁠53,547.68. The S&P 500 fell 10.4 points, ⁠or 0.14%, at the ​open to 7,666.88, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 51.7 ‌points, or 0.20%, to 26,099.576 ‌at the opening ⁠bell.

(Reporting by ‌Medha ​Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Pooja ‌Desai)

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