Wall Street Opens Muted After Mixed Earnings; Jobs Data in Focus

Wall Street Opens Muted After Mixed Earnings; Jobs Data in Focus
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on Jan. 29, 2024. Brendan McDermid/Reuters
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Wall Street’s main indexes were subdued at open on Tuesday as investors assessed mixed earnings from legacy names such as United Parcel Service and General Motors while bracing for a key jobs report for insights into the labor market health.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 35.22 points, or 0.09 percent, at the open to 38,298.23. The S&P 500 opened lower by 2.04 points, or 0.04 percent, at 4,925.89, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 23.97 points, or 0.15 percent, to 15,604.08 at the opening bell.