US stocks open little changed after two losses

September 10, 2014 at 9:41 a.m. | Updated September 10, 2014 at 9:45 a.m.

by Associated Press

FILE - This July 15, 2013 file photo shows the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Worries over the timing of a U.S. rate hike, economic weakness in China and an impending referendum on Scottish independence kept a lid on global stock markets Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
FILE - This July 15, 2013 file photo shows the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Worries over the timing of a U.S. rate hike, economic weakness in China and an impending referendum on Scottish independence kept a lid on global stock markets Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes are opening little changed as the market comes off of two days of losses.

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts fell 4 percent after reporting earnings that fell short of analysts' forecasts.

The Dow Jones industrial average was off three points at 17,009 as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time Wednesday.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index was down a fraction at 1,987. The Nasdaq composite rose five points, or 0.1 percent, to 4,557.

European markets were mixed. France's CAC-40 was flat while Germany's DAX fell 0.1 percent.

Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.53 percent.

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