Money | Wall Street Stocks Open Down on Gloomy Germany News Dow down 105 points at open By Kate Seamons Posted Aug 16, 2011 8:50 AM CDT Copied Specialist Michael O'Mara, center, works with traders at the closing bell, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, Aug. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Germany is bringing everyone down with it this morning: Stocks opened lower at the bell on news that Germany's GDP grew just 0.1% in Q2, sharply down from estimates of 0.5%. The Dow is down 105 points to 11,378, and the Nasdaq and S&P 500 fell 33 and 15 points, respectively. There were two relative winners, though: Home Depot and Walmart saw shares rise on better-than-expected Q2 earnings, reports MarketWatch. Read These Next It started with failure to say 'thank you,' ended with murder. Freak accident kills a woman as she cleans her car. Mike Johnson is taking heat over a Democrat's delayed swearing-in. It landed on the 4th try. There wasn't enough fuel for a 5th. Report an error