What Happened in the Stock Market Today

What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Stocks gained on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) closing up and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) setting a new record.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Homebuilders climbed in advance of some earnings announcements, and the iShares US Home Construction ETF (NYSEMKT: ITB) rose 1.3%. Small-cap stocks rose again, with the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEMKT: IWM) closing up 0.3% to a record high.

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