Stocks opened a little higher on Thursday as investors were reassured by inflation data suggesting the Fed need not hurry to push interest rates higher. The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was up 15.05 points, or 0.15 percent, at 10,246.41. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was up 1.40 points, or 0.12 percent, at 1,121.77. The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> was up 5.74 points, or 0.30 percent, at 1,902.26.///