What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Major indexes initially plunged early Tuesday after North Korea fired a ballistic missile over the Tohoku region of Japan, but recovered as the day wore on. All told, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) gained 57 points, while the S&P edged just into positive territory.
Data source: Yahoo! Finance.
Oil stocks endured a similarly volatile session; the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration and Production ETF (NYSEMKT: XOP) initially dropped as much as 1.9% before recovering to close down 0.1%. Retail stocks also extended Monday's declines, with the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEMKT: XRT) falling 0.6%.
Source: Fool.com