NEW YORK, June 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Monday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 260.88 points, or 0.67 percent, to 39,411.21. The S&P 500 sank 16.75 points, or 0.31 percent, to 5,447.87. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 192.54 points, or 1.09 percent, to 17,496.82.
Nine of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in green, with energy and utilities leading the gainers by going up 2.73 percent and 1.25 percent, respectively.
Meanwhile, technology and consumer discretionary led the laggards by dropping 2.07 percent and 0.74 percent, respectively.
