U.S. stocks close mixed

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Tuesday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 92.63 points, or 0.23 percent, to 40,736.96. The S&P 500 added 24.47 points, or 0.45 percent, to 5,495.52. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 141.28 points, or 0.84 percent, to 17,025.88.

Nine of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in green, with real estate and consumer discretionary leading the gainers by going up 1.77 percent and 1.39 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, energy and financials led the laggards by dropping 1.92 percent and 0.98 percent, respectively.