ISTANBUL: Major US stock exchanges opened lower on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 71 points, or 0.16%, to 41,168 as of 10:01 a.m. EDT (1401GMT). The SandP 500 lost seven points, or 0.14% to 5,609. The Nasdaq Composite fell 45 points, or 0.26%, to 17,680. The VIX volatility index, referred to as the "fear index," climbed 1.3% to 16.36. The 10-year US Treasury yield rose 1.2% to 3.865%. The US dollar index decreased 0.1% to 100.77, while the euro added 0.04% against the dollar, trading at $1.1166. Precious metals were in negative territory. Gold fell 0.3% to $2,510 per ounce and silver lost 0.1% to $28.88 per ounce. Oil prices decreased around 1%, with global benchmark Brent crude at $79.66 per barrel and US benchmark West Texas Intermediate at $76.56 per barrel. Source: Anadolu Agency