: U.S. stocks open lower as S&P 500’s winning streak threatened ahead of Fed minutes

U.S. stocks opened lower Tuesday, with the S&P 500 potentially snapping five straight days of gains, as investors await minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA was down 0.2% soon after the opening bell, while the S&P 500 SPX shed 0.3% and the Nasdaq Composite COMP fell 0.5%, according to FactSet data, at last check. The Fed will release minutes from its last policy meeting, which concluded Nov. 1, on Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m. Eastern Time.

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