Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened lower Wednesday, as
legislation targeting the Hong Kong protests stoked fears of
more friction with China, even as another batch of positive
earnings reports underscored a solid start to third-quarter
results.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 52.49 points,
or 0.19%, at the open to 26,972.31.
The S&P 500 .SPX opened lower by 6.00 points, or 0.20%, at
2,989.68. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 28.90 points, or
0.35%, to 8,119.81 at the opening bell.