Wall Street edges up, Dow and S&P at records

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks opened modestly higher on Thursday, with both the Dow and the S&P 500 at record levels despite data showing jobless claims rose more than expected in the latest week.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was up 28.07 points, or 0.17 percent, at 16,601.07. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was up 2.51 points, or 0.13 percent, at 1,893.41. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> was up 4.04 points, or 0.09 percent, at 4,280.50.

(Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by Bernadette Baum)