What Happened in the Stock Market Today

What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Stocks rose on Wednesday despite turmoil in Washington, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) posting small gains.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Energy shares continued their recent slide as crude oil prices fell, with the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (NYSEMKT: XOP) dropping 1.4%. Retail shares bounced back today; the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEMKT: XRT) rose 1%.

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