Wall Street opens lower as Greece doubt lingers

By IBTimes Staff Reporter | May 11 2010 9:40 AM

U.S. stocks opened lower on Tuesday, giving back some of the previous session's hefty gains as concerns lingered about how Greece will get its budget deficit under control.

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The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 98.25 points, or 0.91 percent, to 10,686.89. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> gave up 11.76 points, or 1.01 percent, at 1,147.97. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> lost 28.80 points, or 1.21 percent, to 2,345.87.

(Reporting by Leah Schnurr)

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