NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday, clinching the fourth straight positive week for the market, boosted by gains from telecom stalwarts AT&T and Verizon .
Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 53.56 points, or 0.29 percent, to 18,570.79, the S&P 500 gained 9.86 points, or 0.46 percent, to 2,175.03 and the Nasdaq Composite added 26.26 points, or 0.52 percent, to 5,100.16.
(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Nick Zieminski)