NEW YORK, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) — U.S. stocks ended higher on Thursday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 617.08 points, or 1.36 percent, to 46,108.0. The S&P 500 added 55.43 points, or 0.85 percent, to 6,587.47. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased by 157.01 points, or 0.72 percent, to 22,043.07.
Ten of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in green, with materials and health leading the gainers by adding 2.14 percent and 1.73 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, energy bucked the trend by dropping 0.04 percent.