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Stocks edge higher in early trade; energy sector recovers

FILE - This July 15, 2013, file photo, shows the New York Stock Exchange. Global stock markets are mostly weaker on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, after consecutive losses on Wall Street and as New Zealand's central bank signals it's finished cutting interest rates. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
FILE - This July 15, 2013, file photo, shows the New York Stock Exchange. Global stock markets are mostly weaker on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, after consecutive losses on Wall Street and as New Zealand's central bank signals it's finished cutting interest rates. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) FILE - This July 15, 2013, file photo, shows the New York Stock Exchange. Global stock markets are mostly weaker on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, after consecutive losses on Wall Street and as New Zealand's central bank signals it's finished cutting interest rates. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

By Associated Press 1 min read

NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. stocks are edging higher in early trading following a three-day losing streak.

Energy companies were among the early winners Thursday after being beaten down over the past several days. Consol Energy gained 3 percent.

The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 25 points, or 0.1 percent, to 17,517 as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose four points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,051. The Nasdaq composite increased 12 points, or 0.3 percent, to 5,036.

Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.22 percent.