US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St rises as technology shares gain

NEW YORK May 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as investors snapped up shares in the technology sector ahead of results from Hewlett Packard (HPQ.N), betting it may be the latest company to beat estimates.

* The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 27.72 points, or 0.33 percent, to 8,531.80. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX gained 6.27 points, or 0.69 percent, to 915.98. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC climbed 16.77 points, or 0.97 percent, to 1,749.13.

(Reporting by Leah Schnurr)