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Wall Street up slightly as energy shares weigh


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were slightly higher on Thursday as energy shares fell along with the price of oil, while regional factory activity data came in less weak than expected.

    * Factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region contracted in December but at a less severe rate than in the previous month.

    * The Dow Jones industrial average edged up 18.32 points, or 0.21 percent, at 8,842.66. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index added 0.63 points, or 0.07 percent, at 905.05. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 1.18 points, or 0.07 percent, at 1,580.49.

    (Reporting by Leah Schnurr; Editing by James Dalgleish)