NEW YORK, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 254.6 points, or 0.49 percent, to 52,486.49. The S&P 500 added 98.45 points, or 1.31 percent, to 7,619.38. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased by 400.32 points, or 1.6 percent, to 25,466.19.
Ten of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in the green, with technology and energy leading the gainers by going up 2.71 percent and 1.83 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, consumer discretionary bucked the trend by dropping 0.36 percent.
