U.S. stocks are starting March in the red, building on losses from a dismal February as the Dow begins the new month at its lowest level of the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA opened down 30 points, or 0.1%, to 32,620, according to FactSet data. The S&P 500 SPX fell by 10 points, or 0.3%, to 3,960, while the Nasdaq Composite COMP shed 20 points, or 0.2%, to 11,433.
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