Oil prices hold sharp losses with focus on secondary India tariffs
Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened slightly lower on
Thursday as a spike in the number of coronavirus cases outside
China raised concerns about the global economic impact of the
epidemic, while E*Trade Financial soared on a buyout offer from
Morgan Stanley.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 51.78 points,
or 0.18%, at the open to 29,296.25. The S&P 500 .SPX opened
lower by 5.70 points, or 0.17%, at 3,380.45. The Nasdaq
Composite .IXIC dropped 17.98 points, or 0.18%, to 9,799.20 at
the opening bell.