Summary The weak sentiment was also evident in the overnight IPO of Sina Weibo.
NEW YORK (AFP) - US stocks fell modestly on opening Thursday as poor earnings from Google and IBM set the tone despite solid quarterly reports from Goldman Sachs, General Electric and other firms.
The weak sentiment was also evident in the overnight IPO of Sina Weibo, the Chinese microblogging service, which was undersubscribed at the low end of its pricing range, raising $286 million.
Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 22.54 points (0.14 percent) at 16,402.31.
The broad-based S&P 500 dropped 3.12 (0.17 percent) to 1,859.19, while the Nasdaq Composite lost 13.79 (0.34 percent) at 4,072.43.
Google fell 3.3 percent and IBM lost 4.3 percent while Goldman gained 1.6 percent and GE was up 1.8 percent.
