US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St down; China selling weighs

NEW YORK Aug 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell at the open on Wednesday as a drop in Chinese shares prompted renewed selling in global equity markets on fears stock prices have outpaced the economic recovery.

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was down 64.54 points, or 0.70 percent, at 9,153.40. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX was down 7.69 points, or 0.78 percent, at 981.98. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was down 18.28 points, or 0.93 percent, at 1,937.64. (Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Padraic Cassidy)