What Happened in the Stock Market Today

What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Wall Street had a mixed day on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) posting fractional gains, but the NASDAQ Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) losing some ground in advance of a spate of earnings announcements from tech firms expected after the close.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Energy was the strongest sector in the market, with oil and gas stocks continuing their recent run. The SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (NYSEMKT: XOP) closed up 2.9%

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