Wall Street edges up after consumer sentiment data

U.S. stocks drifted higher after better-than-expected consumer sentiment data and as investors assessed mixed earnings from industrial heavyweights GE and Honeywell. Quanta Services, an industrial services provider, sank 26 percent to $19.29 after disappointing results. The University of Michigan's preliminary index on consumer sentiment for October came in at 92.1, ahead of the 89 forecast.