NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Monday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 228.30 points, or 0.55 percent, to 41,622.08. The S&P 500 added 7.07 points, or 0.13 percent, to 5,633.09. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 91.85 points, or 0.52 percent, to 17,592.13.
Nine of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in green, with financials and energy leading the gainers by going up 1.22 percent and 1.20 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, technology and consumer discretionary led the laggards by dropping 0.95 percent and 0.32 percent, respectively.
