U.S. stocks ended mixed. The DJIA lifted 0.5% to 42,518.28, the S&P 500 increased 0.1% to 5,842.91, and the Nasdaq dropped 0.2% to 19,044.39.
Among S&P 500 companies, the top three gainers were United Rentals Inc URI surging 5.91%, Celanese Corp CE jumped 5.37%, and Builders FirstSource Inc BLDR lifted 5.31%.
The biggest decliners were Eli Lilly and Co LLY which dropped 6.62%, Charles River Laboratories International Inc CRL fell 6.31%, and Biogen Inc BIIB lost 4.77%.