** Australia energy stocks .AXEJ rise around 1.7%
** Sub-index set to snap three days of losses
** Oil prices opened 1% higher after the United States vowed to keep attacking Yemen's Houthis O/R
** Woodside Energy WDS.AX rises around 2% while smaller peer Santos STO.AX up about 0.9%
** Sub-index down 8.7% YTD, including the day's moves
(Reporting by Shivangi Lahiri in Bengaluru)
((shivangi.lahiri@thomsonreuters.com;))