What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Stocks rebounded somewhat Wednesday, with good news on a bipartisan agreement in Washington to raise the debt ceiling and fund the government through mid-December apparently mitigating some of Tuesday's worries over North Korea and Hurricane Irma. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) both posted gains.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Energy stocks led the market higher, with the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLE) jumping 1.6%. Retail stocks were also strong; the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEMKT: XRT) gained 1.2%.

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