Wall Street's main indexes fell at the open on Friday after a strong jobs report deepened fears that interest rates may stay elevated for an extended period.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 78.87 points, or 0.24 percent, at the open to 33,040.70.

The S&amp;P 500 opened lower by 23.40 points, or 0.55 percent, at 4,234.79, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 92.16 points, or 0.70 percent, to 13,127.68 at the opening bell.

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{ai:summary}<p>Wall Street indexes plummeted as strong jobs report sparked concerns of prolonged high interest rates. Dow Jones fell 0.24%, S&P 500 dropped 0.55%, and Nasdaq Composite plunged 0.70% at opening bell. #economy</p>

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