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What Happened in the Stock Market Today

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Stocks fell on Thursday, with major indexes waffling between positive and negative territory ahead of an expected speech on financial stability from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) both incurred small losses by the end of the trading session.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Consumer goods stocks endured a particularly rough day, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLP) falling 1.4%. But healthcare shares enjoyed a much more pleasant session; the Health Care SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLV) gained 0.3%.

Source: Fool.com

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