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.