What Happened in the Stock Market Today

What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Stocks were up Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) closing at a record high and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) essentially flat.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Interest rates reversed course and fell today, dinging bank stocks; the SPDR S&P Bank ETF (NYSEMKT: KBE) lost 1.7%. Gold mining stocks advanced, and the VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEMKT: GDX) gained 2.6%.

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