NEW YORK, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 173.96 points, or 0.38 percent, to 45,947.32. The S&P 500 sank 33.25 points, or 0.5 percent, to 6,604.72. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 113.16 points, or 0.5 percent, to 22,384.7.
Nine of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in red, with health and consumer discretionary leading the laggards by dropping 1.67 percent and 1.47 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, energy and technology led the gainers by going up 0.87 percent and 0.03 percent, respectively.
