NEW YORK, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Thursday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 11.89 points, or 0.02 percent, to 52,867.98. The S&P 500 sank 93.74 points, or 1.21 percent, to 7,663.43. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 693.998 points, or 2.60 percent, to 26,008.859.
Six of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in green, with consumer staples and utilities leading the gainers by going up 3.11 percent and 1.98 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, communication services and technology led the laggards by losing 3.01 percent and 3.00 percent, respectively.
