(Reuters) - U.S. stocks moved higher on Thursday afternoon, helped by a jump in technology stocks and a reversal in surging global interest rates.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 82.12 points, or 0.46 percent, to 17,924.1, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 7.85 points, or 0.38 percent, to 2,088 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 25.90 points, or 0.53 percent, to 4,945.54.
(Reporting By Sinead Carew; Editing by Nick Zieminski)
