What Happened in the Stock Market Today

What Happened in the Stock Market Today

The expected passage of the tax bill wasn't enough to move stocks Wednesday, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) closed with small losses.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Energy stocks rose on higher crude prices, with the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (NYSEMKT: XOP) adding 2.5%. Gold stocks also advanced; the VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEMKT: GDX) closed up 1.7%.

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