(Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened lower on Wednesday as Chinese markets slid further, commodity prices fell and the Greek crisis dragged on.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 50.24 points, or 0.28 percent, to 17,726.67. The S&P 500 <.SPX> lost 10.03 points, or 0.48 percent, to 2,071.31 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> dropped 43.45 points, or 0.87 percent, to 4,954.01.
(Reporting By Sudarshan Varadhan; Editing by Savio D'Souza)
