NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged higher at the open on Thursday following upbeat labor market data, while developments in the Ukrainian crisis kept traders on edge.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 44.76 points, or 0.27 percent, to 16,404.94, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 5.19 points, or 0.28 percent, to 1,879 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 11.624 points, or 0.27 percent, to 4,369.598.
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Bernadette Baum)
