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What Happened in the Stock Market Today

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Stocks closed higher on Wednesday, extending yesterday's modest gains despite heightened tensions with North Korea and concerns over the economic impact of Hurricane Harvey. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) each posted gains.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Tech stocks enjoyed a good session, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEMKT: XLK) up 0.7%. Gold stocks declined as the market shifted away from the safe-haven investment, leaving the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEMKT: GDX) down 1.1%.

Source: Fool.com

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