 "A Wall Street sign is pictured in the rain outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York.")
Wall Street opened little changed on Wednesday as investors assessed earnings reports from major U.S. banks and data showed a weaker-than-expected rise in September US retail sales.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 15.07 points, or 0.09%, to 17,066.82, the S&P 500 gained 0.13 points, or 0.01%, to 2,003.82 and the Nasdaq composite index added 6.60 points, or 0.14%, to 4,803.21.
