What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Stocks broadly gained on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) both setting records again.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Anticipation regarding the outcome of Federal Reserve's meeting boosted financials today, and the SPDR S&P Bank ETF (NYSEMKT: KBE) rose 0.7%. The healthcare sector continued its recent weakness; the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLV) lost 0.8%.

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