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US open: Stocks lower as hotter-than-expected PPI reading sparks selloff

By Iain Gilbert

Date: Friday 27 Feb 2026

(Sharecast News) - Major indices were firmly in the red early on Friday, the final trading day of February, as investors digested hotter-than-expected wholesale inflation figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
As of 1515 GMT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1.51% at 48,750.28, while the S&P 500 shed...

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