U.S. stocks close mixed

NEW YORK, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Tuesday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 221.16 points, or 0.52 percent, to 42,518.28. The S&P 500 added 6.69 points, or 0.11 percent, to 5,842.91. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 43.71 points, or 0.23 percent, to 19,044.39.

Seven of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in green, with utilities and financials leading the gainers by rising 1.30 percent and 1.28 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, communication services and health led the laggards by dropping 0.97 percent and 0.94 percent, respectively.