May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were muted at the

open on Thursday as a slate of downbeat earnings offset the

impact of data that showed U.S. weekly jobless claims rose more

than expected, indicating softening labor market conditions.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 7.9 points, or

0.02%, at the open to 39064.27. The S&P 500 rose 1.4

points, or 0.03%, at the open to 5189.03​, while the Nasdaq

Composite rose 21.0 points, or 0.13%, to 16323.738 at

the opening bell.

(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini

Ganguli)