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Published in TZ Latest News 20 October, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff

What Happened in the Stock Market Today

Stocks rose strongly on Friday to close the market’s sixth straight week of gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) both added more than half a percent to post record highs.

Data source: Yahoo! Finance.

Financials led the way today, and theĀ Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLF) ended with a 1.2% gain. Industrials also rose; theĀ Industrial Select SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLI) closed up 1.1%.

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