NEW YORK, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 81.38 points, or 0.18 percent, to 44,193.12. The S&P 500 added 45.87 points, or 0.73 percent, to 6,345.06. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 252.87 points, or 1.21 percent, to close at 21,169.42.
Six of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in green, with consumer discretionary and consumer staples leading the gainers by rising 2.51 percent and 1.73 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, health and energy led the laggards by going down 1.52 percent and 0.91 percent, respectively.
