NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Thursday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 125.65 points, or 0.28 percent, to 44,747.63. The S&P 500 added 22.09 points, or 0.36 percent, to 6,083.57. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 99.66 points, or 0.51 percent, to 19,791.99.
Eight of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in green, with consumer staples and financials leading the gainers by going up 0.88 percent and 0.84 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, energy and health led the laggards by dropping 1.64 percent and 0.94 percent, respectively.
