US: Wall St opens muted after mixed earnings; jobs data in focus

WALL Street’s main indexes were subdued at open on Tuesday (Jan 30) as investors assessed mixed earnings from legacy names such as United Parcel Service and General Motors while bracing for a key jobs report for insights into the labour market health.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 35.22 points, or 0.09 per cent, at the open to 38,298.23.

The S&P 500 opened lower by 2.04 points, or 0.04 per cent, at 4,925.89, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 23.97 points, or 0.15 per cent, to 15,604.08 at the opening bell. REUTERS