What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Stocks were mixed on Wednesday, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) set a record, but the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) closed slightly down.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

The Fed raised short-term interest rates today, but a sense that it may not be as aggressive as expected about future increases gave gold stocks a boost, and the VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEMKT: GDX) jumped 3.5%. The retail sector was also strong; the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEMKT: XRT) closed up 1%.

Source: Fool.com