Nov 12 (Reuters) - Wall Street was steady at the open on

Tuesday as focus shifted from the U.S. election to key inflation

data later in the week for more signals on the country's

economic and monetary policy outlook.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 66.1 points, or

0.15%, at the open to 44,359.21. The S&P 500 rose 2.3

points, or 0.04%, at the open to 6,003.6​, while the Nasdaq

Composite dropped 8.9 points, or 0.05%, to 19,289.814 at

the opening bell.