What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Stocks fell for a second straight session on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) both lost about half a percentage point.
Data source: Yahoo! Finance.
Energy stocks continued to slide on falling oil prices; the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLE) dropped 1.1%. Retail stocks rose following an encouraging U.S. sales report for October, and the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEMKT: XRT) added 0.2%.
Source: Fool.com