U.S. stocks rose modestly Wednesday. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 39, or 0.15 percent, to 26,218.13. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 6.16, or 0.2 percent, to 2,873.40, its fifth consecutive advance. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index rose 46.86, or 0.6 percent, to 7,895.55.