What Happened in the Stock Market Today

What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Stocks fell in morning trading on Friday, but the major indexes recovered somewhat in the afternoon. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) closed with small losses on very light volume the last trading day before Christmas.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Healthcare was the weakest sector, with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLV) slumping 0.3%. Real estate stocks rebounded from recent losses; the iShares US Real Estate ETF (NYSEMKT: IYR) closed up 0.6%.

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