(Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened slightly lower on Thursday, amid unsettled financial markets worldwide, as the week long sell-off in the bond market continued.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 25.22 points, or 0.14 percent, to 17,816.76, the S&P 500 <.SPX> lost 2.29 points, or 0.11 percent, to 2,077.86 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 2.65 points, or 0.05 percent, to 4,922.29.
(Reporting by Narottam Medhora in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza)
