New York - US stocks edged up in opening trade on Wednesday, stablizing after Tuesday's rout, following disappointing Chinese factory data and signs of slower growth in the eurozone.
Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was at 16 336.08, up 5.61 points.
The broad-based S&P 500 added 0.94 points at 1 943.68, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 6.31 points to 4 763.04.
China's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for factory activity in September fell to its lowest level since March 2009.
A PMI reading for the eurozone dipped to 53.9 points in September from 54.3 points in August. Despite the decline, the reading was still comfortably above the 50 points mark signifying expansion in the economy.