Aug 20 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were

subdued at the open on Wednesday as investors assessed uneven

earnings from retailers such as Target and Lowe's for clues on

consumer spending ahead of a Federal Reserve symposium later

this week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4 points, or

flat, at the open to 44,922.7. The S&P 500 fell 4.7

points, or 0.07%, at the open to 6,406.62​, while the Nasdaq

Composite dropped 45.3 points, or 0.21%, to 21,269.667

at the opening bell.

(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika

Syamnath)