U.S. stocks rose Wednesday, with the Standard & Poor's 500 index posting its third consecutive gain and hitting a 2019 high. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 148.23, or 0.6 percent, to 25,702.89. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 19.40, or 0.7 percent, to 2,810.92. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index rose 52.37, or 0.7 percent, to 7,643.40.