NEW YORK, July 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 231.49 points, or 0.53 percent, to 44,254.78. The S&P 500 added 19.94 points, or 0.32 percent, to 6,263.70. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 52.69 points, or 0.25 percent, to 20,730.49.
Eight of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in green, with health and real estate leading the gainers by rising 1.22 percent and 1.07 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, energy and communication services led the laggards by going down 0.84 percent and 0.15 percent, respectively.
