U.S.Stock Markets - Wall Street Opens

Wall Street opens little changed

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening of the markets in New York October 14, 2015.

Wall Street opened little changed on Tuesday as third-quarter earnings season gathered momentum with Verizon, Travelers and United Technologies reporting their results.

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 31.2 points, or 0.18 percent, to 17,199.34, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 2.5 points, or 0.12 percent, to 2,031.16 and the Nasdaq composite.IXIC dropped 5.01 points, or 0.1 percent, to 4,900.46.