NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell at the open on Thursday as investors fretted about the pace of the economic recovery, though a better-than-expected drop in initial jobless claims limited the decline.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> dropped 43.91 points, or 0.43 percent, to 10,254.53. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> fell 5.53 points, or 0.51 percent, to 1,086.51. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> lost 10.28 points, or 0.46 percent, to 2,243.95.
(Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)
