NEW YORK, April 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 165.21 points, or 0.36 percent, to 46,669.88. The S&P 500 added 29.14 points, or 0.44 percent, to 6,611.83. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased by 117.16 points, or 0.54 percent, to 21,996.34.
Eight of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in the green, with consumer discretionary and energy leading the gainers by going up 0.8 percent and 0.77 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, utilities and health led the laggards by dropping 0.42 percent and 0.38 percent, respectively.
