What Happened in the Stock Market Today

What Happened in the Stock Market Today

The stock market closed out the week mixed on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) losing a little and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) up slightly.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Retail stocks had a good day today, with the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEMKT: XRT) gaining 1.2%. Interest rate-sensitive utilities closed a down week with another loss; the Utilities Select SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLU) fell 0.8%.

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