NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were slightly lower at the open on Monday as caution ahead of key economic data offset signs of more thawing in credit markets.
The Dow Jones industrial average was down 10.60 points, or 0.11 percent, at 9,314.41. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 3.20 points, or 0.33 percent, at 965.55. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 5.22 points, or 0.30 percent, at 1,715.73.
(Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by James Dalgleish)