U.S. stocks end mixed ahead of key jobs report
NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street's major indexes finished mixed on Thursday as investors digested a slew of economic data and awaited the November U.S. jobs report.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 194.76 points, or 0.56 percent, to 34,395.01. The S&P 500 decreased 3.54 points, or 0.09 percent, to 4,076.57. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 14.45 points, or 0.13 percent, to 11,482.45.
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