What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Most stocks fell Thursday, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) set another record while the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) posted a small decline.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Oil exploration and production stocks fell today; the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (NYSEMKT: XOP) tumbled 3.5%. Utilities continued their recent positive performance, with the Utilities Select SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLU) up 0.5%.

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