New York, Feb. 6 -- U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday, as investors continued to digest corporate earnings reports and economic data, while keeping an eye on geopolitical developments and trade tensions.
Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 317.24 points, or 0.71, to 44,873.28. The S&P 500 gained 23.60 points, or 0.39 percent, reaching 6,061.48, while the Nasdaq Composite edged up 38.31 points, or 0.19 percent, to settle at 19,692.33.
Among the S&P 500 sectors, eight out of eleven finished in positive territory. Real estate and technology led the gains, rising 1.59 percent and 1.57 percent, respectively. However, communication services and consumer discretionary stocks underperformed, with losses of 2.79 percent and 1.59 percent, respe...