Money Dow ends higher after US backs off China sales restrictions, snapping 2-day skid May 21, 2019 Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga, Associated Press Comments Off on Dow ends higher after US backs off China sales restrictions, snapping 2-day skid The Dow Jones industrial average ended higher Tuesday after the U.S. eased up on China sales constraints. Stocks snapped a two-day losing streak.