What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Real estate and consumer stocks lifted the major benchmarks on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) closing at record highs. Earnings reports generally supported a positive view of the U.S. consumer, but the energy sector saw weakness.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

As for individual stocks, Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) rose after reporting earnings, and Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ARWR) continued to soar in a hot market for biotech stocks.

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