U.S. stocks close mixed

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Wednesday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.53 percent to 49,501.3. The S&P 500 sank 0.51 percent to 6,882.72. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 1.51 percent to 22,904.58.