Wall Street opens lower on earnings, China data

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened lower on Thursday, after disappointing manufacturing data in China and discouraging earnings reports from bellwether names such as McDonald's Corp .

The Dow Jones industrial average was down 73.50 points, or 0.45 percent, at 16,299.84. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 6.85 points, or 0.37 percent, at 1,838.01. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 19.75 points, or 0.47 percent, at 4,223.25.

(Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by Bernadette Baum)