NEW YORK, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Monday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 36.38 points, or 0.07 percent, to 51,966.03. The S&P 500 added 31.29 points, or 0.41 percent, to 7,690.73. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased by 290.852 points, or 1.11 percent, to 26,430.886.
Seven of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in red, with utilities and real estate leading the laggards by losing 1.97 percent and 1.17 percent , respectively. Meanwhile, consumer discretionary and technology led the gainers by going up 2.73 percent and 1.19 percent, respectively.
