U.S. stocks rose on Friday. The Standard and Poor's 500 index closed up for the first time in the year followed the Federal Reserve (Fed) decision Wednesday to leave interest rates unchanged. The Dow rose 120.81 points, or 0.69 percent, to 17,602.30. The S&P 500 rose 8.97 points, or 0.44 percent, to 2,049.56. The Nasdaq composite rose 20.66 points, or 0.43 percent, to 4,795.65.