US: Wall St falls as investors eye earnings

[NEW YORK] US stocks opened down as investors continued to digest earnings that were largely ahead of expectations but showed little organic growth.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 30.13 points, or 0.17 per cent, to 18,082.48, the S&P 500 lost 2.91 points, or 0.14 per cent, to 2,103.72 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 8.67 points, or 0.17 per cent, to 5,002.35.

REUTERS