NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street edged lower at the open on Wednesday amid caution ahead of the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent policy meeting, even as investors brushed off weak housing data.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 18.14 points or 0.11 percent, to 16,112.26, the S&P 500 <.SPX> lost 3.43 points or 0.19 percent, to 1,837.33 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> dropped 8.633 points or 0.2 percent, to 4,264.15.
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Nick Zieminski)
