All three of the major averages (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) are opening lower on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling by over 0.3% at the market open. The tech-heavy indices are being dragged down as markets react to global CrowdStrike (CRWD) outages.
Seana Smith and Brad Smith monitor market movements after the opening bell, joined by Jared Blikre highlighting the different dynamics at play between the mega-cap stock market and small-cap indexes, like the Russell 2000 (^RUT)
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This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.