(Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were subdued at the open on Wednesday, as investors assessed mixed earnings reports and data that showed the economy maintained a solid pace of growth in the third quarter.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 16.8 points, or 0.04%, at the open to 42249.81. The S&P 500 fell 0.3 points at the open to 5832.65​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 18.9 points, or 0.10%, to 18731.694 at the opening bell.

(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)