Markets Right Now: Stocks open lower on Wall Street
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local):
9:35 a.m.
Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street, led by declines in technology companies, retailers and banks.
Victoria’s Secret owner L Brands plunged 5.8 percent in early trading Thursday after cutting its full-year earnings forecast.
Network equipment maker Cisco Systems sank 3.1 percent after issuing a disappointing sales forecast.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 5 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,463.
The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 55 points, or 0.3 percent, to 21,970. The Nasdaq composite lost 18 points, or 0.3 percent, to 6,326.