(Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened lower on Thursday after weekly U.S. jobless claims rose more than expected, and a day after minutes from the Federal Reserve meeting bolstered the view that rates would stay near zero until later this year.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 12.14 points, or 0.07 percent, to 18,273.26, the S&P 500 <.SPX> lost 0.9 points, or 0.04 percent, to 2,124.95 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> dropped 5.27 points, or 0.1 percent, to 5,066.48.
(Reporting By Thyagaraju Adinarayan in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza)
