What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Stocks drifted sideways for most of the session Tuesday as investors pondered political and trade news out of Washington. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) both turned lower in the last hour of trading. Biotech stocks had a strong day, but most market sectors fell.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

As for individual stocks, two fast-growing but unprofitable companies reported quarterly results that beat expectations. Shares of Stitch Fix (NASDAQ: SFIX) rose on the news but those of MongoDB (NASDAQ: MDB) lost ground.

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Source Fool.com