By Steve Gelsi
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Energy stocks traded mixed in early action on Thursday, as investors weighed gains in the broad market on a better-than-expected weekly jobs report against an update on natural gas inventories due out during the session. The NYSE Arca Oil Index (XOI 960.21, -8.53, -0.88%) fell 0.2% to 966. The NYSE Arca Natural Gas Index (XNG 459.59, -2.07, -0.45%) rose 0.5% to 463. The Philadelphia Oil Service Index (OSX 171.39, -0.87, -0.51%) rose 0.4% to 173.
