U.S. stocks open lower as investors weigh jobless claims data

U.S. stocks opened lower Thursday, as investors assessed a report from the Department of Labor showing a slight rise in jobless claims. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.12% was down 0.

1% soon after the opening bell, while the S&P 500 SPX, -0.10% fell 0.2% and the Nasdaq Composite COMP, -0.30% dropped 0.5%, according to FactSet data, at last check. Initial jobless claims in the U.S. rose by 2,000 to 204,000 in the week ending Sept. 23, according to a Department of Labor report Thursday.

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