Stocks fell on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) closing in the red, but well above interday lows.
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Investors sought relative safety in high-yielding utility stocks again today, with the Utilities Select SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLU) gaining 1.2%. Energy stocks were hit hard on a 2% decline in the price of crude oil; the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (NYSEMKT: XOP) plunged 3.5%.