NEW YORK, July 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher on Thursday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 192.34 points, or 0.43 percent, to 44,650.64. The S&P 500 added 17.20 points, or 0.27 percent, to 6,280.46. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased by 19.33 points, or 0.09 percent, to 20,630.66.
Nine of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in green, with consumer discretionary and energy leading the gainers by rising 0.98 percent and 0.79 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, communication services and technology led the laggards by going down 0.48 percent and 0.12 percent, respectively.
