NEW YORK, March 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.66 percent to 46,429.49. The S&P 500 added 0.54 percent to 6,591.9. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 0.77 percent to 21,929.83.
Nine of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in green, with materials and consumer discretionary leading the gainers by going up 1.97 percent and 1.18 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, energy and real estate led the laggards by dropping 0.53 percent and 0.04 percent, respectively.
