What Happened in the Stock Market Today

On the 30th anniversary of the 1987 Black Monday crash, the market started the day in the red but gradually rose during the session, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) posting tiny gains to record highs.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Interest-rate-sensitive utility stocks led the market today, with the Utilities Select SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLU) gaining 1%. Consumer stocks were a drag on the indexes, and the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLP) gave up 0.5%.

Source: Fool.com