Wall Street opens mostly lower

US stock indices opened the fourth session of the week mixed, with the tech sector leading the decline following some results, and following earlier data. 

Earlier US data showed unemployment claims fell 3 thousand to a total of 213 thousand in the week ending January 12, while continuing claims for the week ending January 5 rose 18K to 1.737 million. 

The Philly Manufacturing Index rose to 17 from 9.4 in December, beating estimates of 9.7 easily. 

Stock Performance 

As of 03:16 GMT, Standard and Poor's 500 shed 0.05%, or 1.41 points to 2,614.69, while Dow Jones slipped 0.07%, or 17.21 points to 24,189.95. 

Tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.06%, or 3.93 points to 7,038.62.