The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 56.66 points, or 0.32 percent, to 17,947.02, the SP 500 .SPX lost 0.7 points, or 0.03 percent, to 2,101.61 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 31.69 points, or 0.62 percent, to 5,080.51.