Wall St opens slightly lower after ADP shock; Tesla rises

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City

(Reuters) – U.S. stocks opened lower on Wednesday as surprisingly weak U.S. private jobs data raised concerns about the labor market, while Tesla rose sharply after its second-quarter deliveries report.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 39.3 points, or 0.09%, at the open to 44455.66. The S&P 500 fell 4.1 points, or 0.07%, at the open to 6193.88​, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 18.5 points, or 0.09%, to 20184.374 at the opening bell.

(Reporting by Nikhil Sharma; Editing by Pooja Desai)