NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged higher at the open on Tuesday, buoyed by gains in JPMorgan Chase after the bank posted quarterly earnings, while energy stocks advanced as oil prices climbed.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 41.38 points, or 0.23 percent, to 18,018.42, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 3.36 points, or 0.16 percent, to 2,095.79 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 6.36 points, or 0.13 percent, to 4,994.61.
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Nick Zieminski)