What Happened in the Stock Market Today

What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Stocks rose on Friday, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) both closed at record highs.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Semiconductor stocks led the market, and the iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ: SOXX) closed up 1.8%. Healthcare stocks slumped; the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLV) fell 0.3%.

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