NEW YORK, May 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 331.99 points, or 0.78 percent, to 42,654.74. The S&P 500 added 41.45 points, or 0.70 percent, to 5,958.38. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 98.78 points, or 0.52 percent, to 19,211.1.
Ten of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in green, with health and utilities leading the gainers by rising 1.96 percent and 1.42 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, energy bucked the trend by losing 0.18 percent.
