US stocks opened lower on Friday after weak housing starts data.
At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 34.2 points, or 0.08%, to 40528.86. The S&P 500 fell 12.7 points, or 0.23%, to 5530.5, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 78.1 points, or 0.44%, to 17516.404.
