Wall St. opens lower after GDP data

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened on Wednesday after data showed the economy grew at a sharply lower-than-expected pace in the first quarter, but gains in private payrolls kept losses in check.

EBay Inc , which reported results late Tuesday, added to the Nasdaq's decline, falling 5.2 percent to $51.67.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was down 15.80 points, or 0.10 percent, at 16,519.57. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was down 4.39 points, or 0.23 percent, at 1,873.94. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> was down 18.86 points, or 0.46 percent, at 4,084.69.

(Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by Bernadette Baum)