Energy stocks rise late to buoy Wall Street

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A late rebound in energy shares helped U.S. stocks end with slight gains on Thursday, a day ahead of the highly anticipated U.S. monthly jobs report.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average <.DJI> rose 2.46 points, or 0.01 percent, to 20,858.19, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 1.89 points, or 0.08 percent, to 2,364.87 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 1.26 points, or 0.02 percent, to 5,838.81.

Thursday marked the eighth anniversary of the stock market bottom in the 2007-2009 recession. The ongoing bull market is the second-longest ever.

(Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by Nick Zieminski)