U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday as a brief spurt of optimism from an aggressive credit boost by the Federal Reserve was overshadowed by the still rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 145.62 points, or 0.76 per cent, at the open to 19,028.36. The S&P 500 opened lower by 14.21 points, or 0.62 per cent, at 2,290.71.
The Nasdaq Composite dropped 32.23 points, or 0.47 per cent, to 6,847.28 at the opening bell. In Toronto, the benchmark S&P/TSX composite index was down 318.71 points to 11,851.81 at 9:50 a.m.
ET. The Canadian dollar was trading at 69.49 cents US compared to an average of 69.77 cents US on Friday. The Federal Reserve on Monday mounted an extraordinary new array of programs to offset the