NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened modestly lower on Thursday, as concerns about global growth spurred investors to take profit following a massive advance in the previous session.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 50.54 points, or 0.3 percent, to 16,943.68, the S&P 500 <.SPX> lost 4.2 points, or 0.21 percent, to 1,964.69 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> dropped 9.48 points, or 0.21 percent, to 4,459.12.
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Bernadette Baum)
