NEW YORK, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Tuesday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 529.85 points, or 1.02 percent, to 52,495.88. The S&P 500 added 21.84 points, or 0.28 percent, to 7,712.57. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 6.069 points, or 0.02 percent, to 26,424.817.
Nine of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in green, with health and real estate leading the gainers by going up 2.34 percent and 1.69 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, communication services and technology led the laggards by losing 0.89 percent and 0.34 percent, respectively.
