NEW YORK, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. markets opened with thin gains Wednesday after the Department of Labor Statistics said consumer prices index rose 0.2 percent in October.
The index came in below the consensus forecast of a 0.3 percent rise. A month ago, the index rose 0.1 percent. Core prices, which exclude food and energy, were flat, the department said.
Wall Street investors are also reacting to Tuesday's sell-off. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 178.47 points, or 1.59 percent Tuesday. The Standard & Poor's 500 lost 19.41 points, or 1.62 percent.
In midmorning trading Wednesday, the DJIA added 9.96 points, 0.09 percent, to 11,033.46. The S&P 500 gained 4.57 points, or 0.39 percent, to 1,182.91. The Nasdaq composite index tacked on 13.80 points, or 0.56 percent, to 2,483.64.
The benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose 7/32 to yield 2.816 percent.
The euro rose to $1.3539 from Tuesday's $1.3489. Against the yen, the dollar fell to 83.10 yen from Tuesday's 83.30 yen.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index rose 0.15 percent, 14.56, to 9,811.66.
