Dec 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened modestly lower on
Thursday, weighed down by losses in Apple after Credit Suisse
said iPhone shipments sharply fell in China last month, while a
U.S. tariff deadline on Chinese imports loomed.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 12.96 points,
or 0.05%, at the open to 27,898.34.
The S&P 500 .SPX opened lower by 0.40 points, or 0.01%, at
3,141.23. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 8.69 points, or
0.10%, to 8,645.36 at the opening bell.