U.S. stocks open lower following jobless claims data 04 Jun 2021, 02:05 GMT+10 NEW YORK, June 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks fell on Thursday morning even after data showed the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits sank to another pandemic-era low last week. Shortly after the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 232.93 points, or 0.67 percent, to 34,367.45. The S&P 500 was down 35.22 points, or 0.84 percent, to 4,172.90. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 177.90 points, or 1.29 percent, to 13,578.42. All the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors pulled back, with technology down 1.4 percent in morning trading, leading the losses. The slide on Wall Street came despite applications for unemployment insurance in the United States dipping below 400,000 for the first time during the pandemic.