June 3 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow opened lower

on Wednesday, as a flare-up in the Middle East conflict drove

oil prices higher and cast doubt on a quick resolution to the

war.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 86.9 points, or

0.17%, at the open to 51,220.92. The S&P 500 fell 4.5

points, or 0.06%, at the open to 7,605.31​, while the Nasdaq

Composite dropped 1.1 points, to 27,092.845 at the

opening bell.

(Reporting by Twesha Dikshit; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)