What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Stocks took a breather Tuesday after recent gains, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) posting small losses.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Long-term interest rates rose sharply, hurting the rate-sensitive real estate sector; the iShares US Real Estate ETF (NYSEMKT: IYR) fell 1.9%.

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