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U.S. stocks fall 200 points at open

Posted at 7:07 AM, Feb 08, 2016
and last updated 2016-02-08 10:07:57-05
   NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are opening broadly lower on Wall Street, putting the market on track for its second sizable loss in a row.
 
   Energy stocks were among the biggest decliners in early trading Monday as the price of crude oil fell again.
 
   Property and casualty insurance company Loews sank 4 percent after reporting earnings that fell far short of analysts' forecasts.
 
   The Dow Jones industrial average fell 213 points, or 1.3 percent, to 15,989 as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time.
 
   The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 25 points, or 1.3 percent, to 1,854. The Nasdaq composite dropped 81 points, or 1.9 percent, to 4,279.
 
   Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 1.79 percent.