Wall Street Opens Flat After Soft Jobs Data

Wall Street Opens Flat After Soft Jobs Data

(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened largely flat on Friday after data pointed to weaker-than-expected job growth, while a rise in wages fueled concerns about higher inflation.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 13.12 points, or 0.04%, at the open to 36,249.59. The S&P 500 opened higher by 1.61 points, or 0.03%, at 4,697.66, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 14.85 points, or 0.10%, to 15,095.72 at the opening bell.

(Reporting by Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)