Wall Street opens lower after April CPI data

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened lower on Friday after data showed a stronger-than-expected rise in core inflation in April, suggesting the Federal Reserve would remain on course to hike interest rates later this year.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 14.69 points, or 0.08 percent, to 18,271.05, the S&P 500 <.SPX> lost 2.66 points, or 0.12 percent, to 2,128.16 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 0.13 points, or 0 percent, to 5,090.92.

(Reporting By Thyagaraju Adinarayan in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza)