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What Happened in the Stock Market Today

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Stocks ended July on a mixed note, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) closing at a new high, but the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) finishing the day slightly lower.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Financial stocks had a strong day, with the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLF) up 0.7%. As for individual stocks, pay-TV media company Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA) announced it is buying Scripps Networks Interactive (NASDAQ: SNI), and shares of ServiceMaster Global Holdings (NYSE: SERV) rose on earnings.

Source: Fool.com

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