NEW YORK, April 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.85 percent to 47,909.92. The S&P 500 added 2.51 percent to 6,782.81. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 2.8 percent to 22,635.
Ten of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in green, with industrials and communication services leading the gainers by going up 3.75 percent and 3.44 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, energy bucked the trend by going down 3.66 percent.
