What Happened in the Stock Market Today

What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Stocks moved higher on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) closing at record highs.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Telecom and tech stocks were strong today. The iShares US Telecommunications ETF (NYSEMKT: IYZ) jumped 1.9% and the iShares US Technology ETF (NYSEMKT: IYW) gained 0.9%. Today was the first day for futures trading in bitcoin, and the cryptocurrency closed up over 15%. 

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