What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Stocks rose on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) setting a new record and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) posting a small gain.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Oil and gas stocks had a strong day, with the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (NYSEMKT: XOP) rising 2.4%. Financial stocks made gains; the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (NYSEMKT: KRE) climbed 0.9%.

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