US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens little changed

March 17 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks opened little changed onFriday as gains in technology stocks were countered by losses inhealthcare. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 25.48 points,or 0.12 percent, at 20,960.03, the S&P 500 was up 1.75points, or 0.073487 percent, at 2,383.13 and the Nasdaqcomposite was down 2.85 points, or 0.05 percent, at5,897.91. (Reporting by Yashaswini Swamynathan in Bengaluru; Editing byAnil D’Silva)