NEW YORK, April 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended lower on Wednesday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 699.57 points, or 1.73 percent, to 39,669.39. The S&P 500 sank 120.93 points, or 2.24 percent, to 5,275.7. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 516.01 points, or 3.07 percent, to 16,307.16.
Ten of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in red, with technology and consumer discretionary leading the laggards by dropping 3.94 percent and 2.69 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, energy bucked the trend by rising 0.80 percent. Enditem
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