U.S. stock indexes open slightly higher, Boeing down nearly 6%

On June 12, the U.S. stock market opened with the Dow down 0.3%, the S&P 500 down 0.2%, and the Nasdaq down 0.18%.

Boeing (BA.N) is down nearly 6% after an Indian Airlines Boeing 787 passenger plane crashed, and General Electric (GE.N)'s subsidiary GE Aviation is down 1.5%; Xpeng Motors (XPEV.N) is down 2.8%, reportedly developing advanced chips for Volkswagen.