U.S. stocks finished slightly higher Wednesday. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 63.12, or 0.2 percent, to 25,954.44. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 4.94, or 0.2 percent, to 2,784.70. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index was little changed, rising 2.30 to 7,489.07 and managing its eight consecutive gain.