NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Tuesday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 52.27 points, or 0.10 percent, to 50,188.14. The S&P 500 sank 23.01 points, or 0.33 percent, to 6,941.81. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 136.196 points, or 0.59 percent, to 23,102.474.
Six of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in red, with communication services and financials leading the laggards by going down 0.84 percent and 0.75 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, utilities and real estate led the gainers by rising 1.59 percent and 1.39 percent, respectively.
