Wall Street Opens Lower After Retail Data

By Ryan Vlastelica

February 14, 2012 9:42 AM EST

NEW YORK (REUTERS) - Stocks opened lower Tuesday after weaker-than-expected January U.S. retail sales data curbed investors' appetite for risky assets.

The Dow Jones industrial average was down 32.93 points, or 0.26 percent, at 12,841.11. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index  was down 4.22 points, or 0.31 percent, at 1,347.55. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 11.18 points, or 0.38 percent, at 2,920.21.

(Editing by Padraic Cassidy)

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