What Happened in the Stock Market Today

What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Stocks traded in a narrow range on Thursday, with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) ending in positive territory, and the Dow setting a record high.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Retail stocks got a big boost today, with the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEMKT: XRT) up 2.3%. Financials did well, too; the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLF) gained 0.6%.

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