US: Wall Street slips at open on mixed data, retail earnings

[NEW YORK] Wall Street indexes opened lower on Wednesday as mixed economic data and disappointing earnings from retailers kept investors on edge heading into the Thanksgiving holiday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 61.49 points or 0.17 per cent at the open to 35,752.31.

The S&P 500 opened lower by 14.92 points or 0.32 per cent at 4,675.78 while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 97.26 points or 0.62 per cent to 15,677.88 at the opening bell.

REUTERS