What Happened in the Stock Market Today

What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Stocks made strong gains today, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) closing at record levels.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Technology stocks had a big day, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLK) gaining 1%. Banks had another strong performance; the SPDR S&P Bank ETF (NYSEMKT: KBE) was up 1.3%.

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