U.S. stocks open lower as investors look ahead to October inflation data

U.S. stocks opened modestly lower Monday, as Treasury yields rose ahead of highly-anticipated inflation data that will be released Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+0.21%
was down 0.1% soon after the opening bell, while the S&P 500
SPX,
+0.02%
fell 0.3% and the Nasdaq Composite
COMP,
-0.08%
shed 0.4%, according to FactSet data, at last check. A reading on inflation in October from the consumer-price index is due out on Tuesday morning before the U.S. stock market opens. Treasury yields were rising on Monday, with 10-year rates up about seven basis points at around 4.68%, FactSet data show, at last check.