What Happened in the Stock Market Today

What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Advancing issues outnumbered declining stocks on Wall Street Friday, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) both fell.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Retail stocks were in the spotlight today, and some positive earnings reports fueled a 2.8% gain in the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEMKT: XRT). Gold made a strong move upward today as the dollar weakened. The SPDR Gold Shares ETF (NYSEMKT: GLD) closed up 1.2%.

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