US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens lower as banks drag, ECB hikes rates

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March 16 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Thursday after shares of First Republic Bank crashed amid fears of a banking crisis, while a large interest rate hike by the European Central Bank also dented sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 46.92 points, or 0.15%, at the open to 31,827.65. The S&P 500 opened lower by 13.00 points, or 0.33%, at 3,878.93, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 49.18 points, or 0.43%, to 11,384.87 at the opening bell. (Reporting by Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)

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