U.S. stocks close mixed

NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Wednesday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 47.21 points, or 0.11 percent, to 43,958.19. The S&P 500 added 1.39 points, or 0.02 percent, to 5,985.38. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 50.66 points, or 0.26 percent, to 19,230.74.

Seven of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in green, with consumer discretionary and energy leading the gainers by going up 1.14 percent and 0.84 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, communication services and technology led the laggards by dropping 0.57 percent and 0.31 percent, respectively.