Wall St opens lower as Mideast de-escalation uncertainty weighs

March 26 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened ​lower ‌open on Thursday following gains in the previous ‌session, ​as ⁠caution prevailed about ⁠developments in the Middle East while weighing ​the prospects for de-escalation ⁠in ⁠the conflict.

The Dow ​Jones Industrial Average ​fell 84.8 points, ‌or 0.18%, at the open to ⁠46,344.64. The S&P 500 fell 36.0 points, ⁠or ‌0.55%, to ⁠6,555.86, while ​the ‌Nasdaq Composite ​dropped 236.7 ⁠points, or 1.08%, to 21,693.175.

(Reporting by Purvi Agarwal in ​Bengaluru)