What Happened in the Stock Market Today

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