NEW YORK, March 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 353.45 points, or 0.85 percent, to 41,841.63. The S&P 500 added 36.19 points, or 0.65 percent, to 5,675.12. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 54.58 points, or 0.31 percent, to 17,808.67.
Ten of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in green, with real estate and energy leading the gainers by adding 1.66 percent and 1.56 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, consumer discretionary bucked the trend by losing 0.44 percent.
