NEW YORK, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.85 percent to 53,885.1. The S&P 500 sank 0.18 percent to 7,709.96. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 0.06 percent to 26,348.35.
Eight of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in the red, with industrials and real estate leading the laggards by dropping 0.83 percent. Meanwhile, energy and health led the gainers by rising 1.59 percent and 0.14 percent, respectively.
