What Happened in the Stock Market Today

What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Stocks were mixed on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) closing at a record, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) losing ground, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) plummeting.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Though the tech sector got hammered, retail shares rallied: The SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEMKT: XRT) jumped 2.5%.

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Source: Fool.com