What Happened in the Stock Market Today

What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Stocks fell for a second straight session on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) both lost about half a percentage point.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Energy stocks continued to slide on falling oil prices; the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLE) dropped 1.1%. Retail stocks rose following an encouraging U.S. sales report for October, and the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEMKT: XRT) added 0.2%.

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