US stocks open lower but head for November gains

US stocks opened lower in the last session of November, but remain on their way for weekly and monthly gains after the record-breaking run hit recently.

No further updates and new details about the US-China trade talks were revealed but the recent upbeat trade remarks have pushed Wall Street to a record-breaking run in recent days.

Several US and Chinese officials have said that the two countries were close to signing the phase one trade deal.

US stock and bond markets closed were closed Thursday due to the Thanksgiving holiday, and today's session will be brief.

As for trading, Dow Jones dipped 0.2% or 47 points to 28,116, Nasdaq fell by 0.1% or 11 points to 8,694, and S&P 500 slipped 0.1% or 5 points to 3,148.