NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened little changed on Thursday as a positive read on the labor market was not enough to entice buyers even after a sharp decline in the previous session.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 9.22 points, or 0.05 percent, to 16,795.49, the S&P 500 <.SPX> lost 0.12 points, or 0.01 percent, to 1,946.04 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 1.80 points, or 0.04 percent, to 4,423.88.
(Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by Bernadette Baum)
