What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Stocks moved higher on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) surging to a new record and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) posting a small gain.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Industrial stocks climbed higher on earnings, and the Industrial Select SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLI) moved up 0.6%. Health care stocks lagged the broader market; the Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEMKT: VHT) fell 0.7%.

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