NEW YORK, May 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher on Thursday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 254.48 points, or 0.62 percent, to 41,368.45. The S&P 500 added 32.66 points, or 0.58 percent, to 5,663.94. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 189.98 points, or 1.07 percent, to 17,928.14.
Seven of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in green, with consumer discretionary and industrials leading the gainers by rising 1.35 percent and 1.34 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, health and utilities led the laggards by going down 0.91 percent and 0.86 percent, respectively. ■
