17/12 U.S. stocks end mixed after Fitch's warning

English.news.cn   2011-12-17 05:08:06

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. stocks ended mixed on Friday, with the Dow erasing early gains, after Fitch Ratings warned to downgrade six European countries.

The blue-chip Dow inched down less than 0.1 percent at the close. The broader S&P 500 gained about 0.3 percent and the tech- heavy Nasdaq jumped nearly 0.6 percent.

Editor: yan