Wall Street opens higher as energy stocks gain

A commuter passes by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the financial district in New York City, U.S., February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
More(Reuters) – U.S. stocks edged up slightly on Thursday, led by energy stocks, as investors parsed quarterly earnings and economic data for catalysts.
The Dow Jones industrial average was up 26.78 points, or 0.13 percent, at 20,081.12, the S&P 500 was up 3.11 points, or 0.135531 percent, at 2,297.78 and the Nasdaq composite was up 3.96 p