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What Happened in the Stock Market Today

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The major stock indexes were in record territory early on Thursday, but fell in the afternoon. Still, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) both closed with gains.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Energy stocks continued Wednesday's rally as the price of crude inched up toward $60, with the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLE) rising 2.1%. The real estate sector continued its recent declines, and the Vanguard REIT ETF (NYSEMKT: VNQ) lost 0.4%.

Source: Fool.com