US Wall Street opens flat as data offsets earnings

US Stocks opened little changed on Friday as upbeat housing data for June counteracted worry over the quality of corporate profits from General Electric Co (GE.N) and Google Inc (GOOG.O).

The Dow Jones industrial average (.DJI) was up 1.21 points, or 0.01 percent, at 8,713.03. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (.SPX) was down 2.81 points, or 0.30 percent, at 937.93. The Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC) was down 4.33 points, or 0.23 percent, at 1,880.70.