March 19 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones
Industrials opened slightly lower on Thursday as another round
of sweeping emergency action from policymakers across the globe
failed to convince panic-stricken stock markets that a global
recession could be averted.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 68.91 points,
or 0.35%, at the open to 19,830.01. The S&P 500 .SPX opened
lower by 4.62 points, or 0.19%, at 2,393.48.
The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 6.61 points, or 0.09%,
to 6,996.45 at the opening bell.