NEW YORK, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 71.25 points, or 0.16 percent, to 44,627.59. The S&P 500 added 14.57 points, or 0.24 percent, to 6,144.15. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 14.99 points, or 0.07 percent, to 20,056.25.
Nine of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in green, with health and consumer staples leading the gainers by adding 1.26 percent and 0.79 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, materials and financials led the laggards by going down 1.16 percent and 0.03 percent, respectively.
