March 23 (Reuters) - 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 .DJI fell 145.62 points,
or 0.76%, at the open to 19,028.36. The S&P 500 .SPX opened
lower by 14.21 points, or 0.62%, at 2,290.71. The Nasdaq
Composite .IXIC dropped 32.23 points, or 0.47%, to 6,847.28 at
the opening bell.