The U.S. stock market started 2019 in negative territory as a slowing Chinese economy weighed on equities.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1.6 percent in early trading. The tech heavy Nasdaq also opened lower, down 1.7 percent. The S&P 500, however, was up 0.9 percent.
On Monday, the Dow ended its worst year in a decade after a month of highly volatile trade, with losses also dragging the NASDAQ into bear territory last year, or 20 percent off of its high.
