(Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose modestly on Friday and major indexes snapped a four-day losing streak after late news of merger talks in the semiconductor space helped boost the technology sector.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 31.96 points, or 0.18 percent, to 17,710.19, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 4.68 points, or 0.23 percent, to 2,060.83 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 27.86 points, or 0.57 percent, to 4,891.22.
(Reporting By Sinead Carew; Editing by Nick Zieminski)
