U.S. stocks rose on Friday, led by energy companies on expectations oil prices will stay high, and on investors' hopes the Federal Reserve may keep interest rates steady when it meets this month. Exxon Mobil Corp. was among the biggest gainers on the blue-chip Dow. Exxon, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, rose 2 percent to $62.54, while Chevron advanced 1.7 percent to $63.13. In the technology sector, Texas Instruments Inc., the world's largest maker of semiconductors for mobile phones, raised its third-quarter outlook, renewing optimism for some technology shares. Texas Instruments raised its profit and revenue targets late on Thursday, citing broad-based demand. ID:nN0850046. Its shares rose 0.7 percent to $33.99, helping lift the Standard & Poor's 500 index. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 78.42 points, or 0.75 percent, at 10,674.34. The S&P was up 9.10 points, or 0.74 percent, at 1,240.84. And the technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index was up 5.40 points, or 0.45 percent, at 2,175.84. For the week, the Dow was on track to end about 2 percent higher, while the S&P was up 2 percent and the Nasdaq 1.6 percent higher. --More 2144 Local Time 1844 GMT
