US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St dips as trade tensions add to virus woes

U.S. stock indexes edged lower at the open on Thursday as growing Sino-U.S. tensions and mixed retail earnings added to worries about the pace of a recovery from a coronavirus-fueled economic slump.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 11.63 points, or 0.05%, at the open to 24,564.27. The S&P 500 opened lower by 1.66 points, or 0.06%, at 2,969.95, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.59 points, or 0.01%, to 9,375.19 at the opening bell.