[U.S. Stock Market Opens, Three Major Indexes Open Lower] The U.S. stock market opened with the three major indexes collectively opening lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.74%, the Nasdaq dropped 0.63%, and the S&P 500 Index declined 0.5%. Home Depot fell more than 5% as its same-store sales for the third quarter grew by only 0.2%, falling short of market expectations. Amer Sports surged nearly 9%. UBS previously published a research report stating that Amer Sports has strong growth momentum, and it expects the company's third-quarter sales and earnings per share to exceed Wall Street expectations.