What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Following the best week of the year for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), stocks rose again on Monday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) both closing at record highs.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Anticipation for the Federal Reserve's upcoming meeting boosted financials today, and the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLF) gained 1.2%.

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