Wall Street dips at open as shutdown continues

US stock opened slightly lower on Thursday amid lingering market uncertainty as a partial US government shutdown extended to a third day and leaders in Congress showed no sign of progress towards resolving the stalemate.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 34.07 points or 0.23 per cent, to 15,099.07.

The S&P 500 lost 4.37 points or 0.26 per cent, to 1,689.5.

The Nasdaq Composite dropped 5.059 points or 0.13 per cent, to 3,809.96.

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