Major stock markets in the United States opened lower on Friday following the release of the latest trade balance report which saw the country's trade deficit increase to $102.9 billion in November.
At 9:30 am ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average index lost 0.62% or 270 points, as 3M Company went down by 1.21%. The Nasdaq 100 dropped 0.63% or 135 points at the same time, with PDD Holdings Inc trading 1.82% in the red, while the S&P 500 decreased 0.60%, as CME Group Inc plunged 2.75%.
The euro traded 0.11% higher against the dollar at 9:27 am ET, to sell for $1.04319.
