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'<br>By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar<br> <br>June 23 (Reuters) - The S&amp;P 500 ended higher on Thursday after a day of choppy trading, as gains in defensive and tech shares countered declines for economically sensitive groups as worries persisted about a potential recession.<br> <br>The S&amp;P 500 swung between positive and negative during the session, as investors weighed whether the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes to control surging inflation would wound the economy.<br> <br>Benchmark U.S.<br><br>[https://www.blogrollcenter.com/?s=Treasury Treasury] yields fell to two-week lows, supporting tech and other growth stocks.<br> <br>Trading has remained volatile in the wake of the S&amp;P 500 last week logging its biggest weekly percentage drop since March 2020. Investors are weighing how far stocks could fall after the index earlier this month fell over 20% from its January all-time high, confirming the common definition of a bear market.<br> <br>"There is a tremendous amount of uncertainty about the outlook and so the market is confused," said Walter Todd, chief investment officer at Greenwood Capital in South Carolina.<br> <br>According to preliminary data, the S&amp;P 500 gained 36.17 points, or 0.96%, to end at 3,796.06 points, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 180.02 points, or 1.63%, to 11,233.10.<br><br>The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 200.60 points, or 0.66%, to 30,683.73.<br> <br>In his second day of testifying before Congress, U.S. central bank chief Jerome Powell said the Fed's commitment to reining in 40-year-high inflation is "unconditional" but also comes with the risk of higher unemployment.<br> <br>U.S.<br><br>[https://www.ganggreennation.com/users/it-researches business] activity slowed considerably in June as high inflation and declining consumer confidence dampened demand across the board, a survey on Thursday showed.<br> <br>"The Fed wants to see things start to slow and the data is starting to reflect that," said James Ragan, director of wealth management research at D.A.<br><br>Davidson.<br> <br>Citigroup analysts are forecasting a near 50% probability of a global recession.<br> <br>"Economic growth is slowing. Is it going to slow enough to go into a recession, that´s the big question," Ragan said.<br> <br>Defensive groups considered safer bets in rocky economic times were among the top-performing S&amp;P 500 sectors, including utilities, consumer staples and healthcare .<br> <br>Gains in tech heavyweights Microsoft and Apple also helped support the S&amp;P 500.<br> <br>The energy sector slumped, continuing its recent pullback after soundly outperforming the market for most of 2022.<br><br>Declines in Exxon Mobil and Chevron were among the biggest individual drags on the S&amp;P 500.<br> <br>Other economically sensitive sectors also fell, including declines for materials and [https://www.biggerpockets.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&term=financials financials]. (Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf in New York, Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru and Boleslaw Lasocki in Gdansk; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Cynthia Osterman)<br>'