NEW YORK, Aug 31 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell at the open on Monday as Chinese equities dropped sharply and commodities fell on concerns that asset prices had run ahead of the economic reality.
The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 72.25 points, or 0.76 percent, to 9,471.95. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 8.10 points, or 0.79 percent, to 1,020.83. The Nasdaq Composite Index lost 17.19 points, or 0.85 percent, to 2,011.58.