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%.
Source: Fool.com