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What Happened in the Stock Market Today

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Stocks drifted in a narrow range on Tuesday, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) ending up posting small gains.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Stocks of consumer goods companies generally rose after some positive earnings reports, and the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLP) added 0.82%. Crude oil prices continued to advance, boosting the shares of stocks in the energy industry. The SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF (NYSEMKT: XES) rose a significant 2.05%.

Source: Fool.com

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