What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Stocks were little changed Monday on light volume. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) closed essentially flat.
The price of gold rose, and the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (NYSEMKT: GLD) gained 0.5%. Shares of mining companies continued their recent run, with the SPDR S&P Metals and Mining ETF (NYSEMKT: XME) up 1.2% today and 11.5% in the last month.
Source: Fool.com