What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Markets finished the week on a positive note Friday, with major benchmarks like the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) closing with moderate gains. Pharmaceutical stocks, including biotechs, moved higher along with retail shares, while the energy and real estate sectors were laggards.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

As for individual stocks, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) fell after unveiling its futuristic pickup truck and Splunk (NASDAQ: SPLK) jumped following a strong quarterly report.

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