How Did the Stock Market Do Today?

Dow Jones: 16,516.22; +117.65; +0.72%

S&P 500: 1,938.68; +15.01; +0.78%

Nasdaq: 4,685.92; +47.93; +1.03%

The Dow Jones Industrial Average today (Tuesday) gained 117 points despite another sharp decline for crude oil prices. The markets earned a boost as technology and healthcare stocks rebounded from a rough six days of trading. Shares of Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) offered a boost to the tech sector – nearly 2% – while shares of Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) added 1.5%.

On the economic front, the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index increased to 95.2 in December. The reading surpassed economist expectations and reflects strong growth in job openings and expected increases in capital investment and employment spending. Meanwhile, job openings in the United States held at 5.4 million, indicating a large need for skilled workers in order to boost productivity and meet expected demand in the future.

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