NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Thursday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 270.03 points, or 0.55 percent, to 49,266.11. The S&P 500 added 0.53 points, or 0.01 percent, to 6,921.46. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 104.26 points, or 0.44 percent, to 23,480.02.
Nine of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in green, with energy and consumer staples leading the gainers by rising 3.2 percent and 2.26 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, technology and health led the laggards by going down 1.54 percent and 0.91 percent, respectively.
