The U.S. stock markets opened on a negative note Friday as investors show some nervousness before the publication of the results of resistance testing taxed at 91 European banks.
A few minutes after the start of trading, the Dow Jones yielded 0.28% to 10,293.16 points, the Standard & Poor's 500 index 0.44% to 1088.89 points and the Nasdaq Composite 0.51% to 2234.45 points.
Losses are limited by satisfactory business results and publication of European statistics reassuring, especially in Great Britain and Germany.
Microsoft and Ford have published better than expected, the reaction of titles respectively 0.23% and 3.31%.
In contrast, the Citigroup opens down 1.71% to 4.02 dollars, the U.S. Treasury prepares to sell 1.5 billion shares to reduce state participation in the U.S. bank, gained during the rescue group.
