What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Stock indexes were mixed today, with the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) up slightly, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) losing ground.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Bank stocks were weak today, with the SPDR S&P Bank ETF (NYSEMKT: KBE) falling 0.4%. The dollar declined while gold and gold mining shares rose; the VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEMKT: GDX) gained 0.7%.

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