The U.S. stock market opened lower on October 7, 2024, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow Jones indices all experiencing declines. The S&P 500 E-Minis were down 0.38%, Nasdaq 100 E-Minis down 0.41%, and Dow E-Minis down 0.34% in pre-market trading. Upon market open, the S&P 500 fell 14.08 points, or 0.24%, to 5,736.99, while the Nasdaq and Dow also opened lower by 0.2% and 0.3% respectively. Specific stocks such as SPY, QQQ, DJI, and IWM also showed declines of 0.37%, 0.39%, 0.43%, and 0.53% respectively.