Wall St ticks lower as investors await Fed rate hike clues

Wall Street's main indexes slipped on Wednesday as recent economic data fueled fears of a slowdown ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's annual conference this week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 10.58 points, or 0.03%, at the open to 32,899.01.

The S&P 500 opened lower by 2.18 points, or 0.05%, at 4,126.55, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 6.15 points, or 0.05%, to 12,375.15 at the opening bell.