What Happened in the Stock Market Today

The major benchmarks traded in a narrow range on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) briefly moved above the 23,000 mark and closed short of that, but still at a record, and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) also closed at a record.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Healthcare stocks advanced on positive earnings news, with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLV) gaining 1.3%. Retail stocks were also strong; the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEMKT: XRT) rose 0.76%.

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