What Happened in the Stock Market Today

What Happened in the Stock Market Today

It was a positive day on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) gaining 100 points and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) setting a record high.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

The price of crude oil rose strongly, taking energy stocks with it; the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (NYSEMKT: XOP) gained 3.2%. Retail stocks rose today as well, with the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEMKT: XRT) up 2.6%.

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