U.S. stocks open down sharply on Tuesday after disappointing quarterly results published judged by a number of big names from the coast.
In the first exchanges, the Dow Jones fell by 1.4% to 10,012.90 points while the Standard & Poor's 500 broad leaves 1.3% to 1057 points and the Nasdaq composite lost 1 7% to 2160.70 points.
Goldman Sachs lost 1.8% after reporting profit and loss reduction.
International Business Machines (IBM) gave up 4.6% after sales rose less than expected.
Johnson & Johnson lost 2.5%.The group specializes in health, reduced for the second consecutive year its annual profit forecast.
Texas Instruments retrocedes 1% after a turnover below expectations.