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FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., November 18, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks opened flat on Thursday after mixed signals on trade and a row between Washington and Beijing over the Hong Kong protests cast doubts on the timing of a deal to end the prolonged tariff dispute.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 0.81 points, or 0.00%, at the open to 27,820.28.
The S&P 500 .SPX opened higher by 0.03 points, or 0.00%, at 3,108.49. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 1.14 points, or 0.01%, to 8,527.87 at the opening bell.
Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta
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