US: Wall Street opens lower as tepid earnings weigh

[BENGALURU] US stock indexes opened lower on Friday, as industrial heavyweight General Electric's tepid results weighed on investor sentiments.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 43.69 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 21,568.09. The S&P 500 lost 4.92 points, or 0.19 per cent, to 2,468.53. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 9.23 points, or 0.14 per cent, to 6,380.77.

REUTERS