What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Stocks climbed on Friday following a speech on financial stability by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, who warned against removing regulations implemented in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) both delivered modest gains, effectively erasing yesterday's declines.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Industrials ended the week strong, with the Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEMKT: XLI) up 0.5%. Retail stocks enjoyed an even better session; the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEMKT: XRT) gained 1.2%.

Source: Fool.com