Wall Street opens flat with dollar in view

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened flat on Tuesday, with investors monitoring fluctuations in the dollar after data showed an uptick in underlying inflation pressures and gains in home prices.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 21.62 points, or 0.12 percent, to 18,094.42, the S&P 500 <.SPX> lost 1.71 points, or 0.08 percent, to 2,102.71 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> dropped 0.77 points, or 0.02 percent, to 5,010.20.

(Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by Nick Zieminski)