Wall St falters at open as energy shares hurt
Stocks opened lower on Tuesday as housing data failed to counter pessimism about the economy, while energy shares fell alongside the price of oil.
* The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> slipped 34.44 points, or 0.34 percent, to 9,975.29. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> fell 3.75 points, or 0.36 percent, to 1,045.17. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> gave up 9.31 points, or 0.44 percent, at 2,110.66.
(Reporting by Leah Schnurr; editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)
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