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Wall St opens lower as tariff woes persist; Tesla falls
Traders work on the floor of the NYSE in New York · Reuters

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(Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Monday as President Donald Trump's comments over the weekend fanned worries that a trade war could trigger an economic slowdown, while Tesla declined following a bearish brokerage forecast.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 294.1 points, or 0.69%, at the open to 42,507.65. The S&P 500 fell 64.8 points, or 1.12%, at the open to 5,705.37​, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 355.9 points, or 1.96%, to 17,840.321 at the opening bell.

(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)