Source: www.reuters.com

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(Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes edged lower at the open on Thursday, with growth stocks under pressure on concerns over a more hawkish Federal Reserve and a setback to the Ukraine peace talks.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 57.3 points, or 0.17%, at the open to 34439.24.

The S&P 500 fell 6.5 points, or 0.15%, at the open to 4474.65, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 27.3 points, or 0.20%, to 13861.489 at the opening bell.

Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D’Silva