Wall Street slightly up with Yellen speech in focus

Reuters ----- U.S. stocks were marginally up on Friday, as investors focused on Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's speech for clues on the possibility of an interest rate hike later this month. Six of the 11 major S&P sectors were higher, with the S&P 500 financial index leading the gainers. High-dividend paying consumer staples and utilities were the laggards. Yellen's speech comes after several other Fed officials this week painted an upbeat picture of the U.S. economy, stoking market expectations for a March rate hike. She is set to speak at 1:00 p.m. ET (1800 GMT) at the Executives Club of Chicago. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.