US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens lower on pressure from elevated Treasury yields

Dec 30 (Reuters) - U.S. main stock indexes opened lower open on Monday, as sparse trading volumes and the specter of rising Treasury yields cast a cloud over the traditionally strong year-end rally for equities.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 128.3 points, or 0.30%, at the open to 42,863.86. The S&P 500 .SPX fell 50.2 points, or 0.84%, at the open to 5,920.67​, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 261.6 points, or 1.33%, to 19,460.413 at the opening bell.

(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath)

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