What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Stocks sold off on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) posting moderate losses.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Health care stocks were particularly weak, with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLV) losing 1%. Consumer cyclicals were a rare bright spot; the Consumer Discretionary Select SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLY) gained 0.3%

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