New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- US stock indices slipped on Friday after the weak jobs data and a consumer sentiment survey.

At 10:06 am ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 70.38 points, or 0.16 per cent, to 44,677.25, the S&P 500 lost 11.84 points, or 0.19 per cent, to 6,071.73 and the Nasdaq Composite lost 108.18 points, or 0.55 per cent, to 19,683.82.

At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 14.9 points, or 0.03 per cent, to 44762.57. The S&P 500 fell 0.4 points, or 0.01 per cent, to 6083.13​, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 17.1 points, or 0.09 per cent, to 19774.867.

The Labor Department data showed the United States added fewer jobs than expected in January while unemployment ticked down.

Total US employmen...