The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) index edged 3.9% higher in May, with 70% of its 30 constituent stocks ending the month in positive territory. However, the two worst-performing Dow stocks in May -- both from the healthcare sector -- kept the index's rally in check, with one of them plunging over 25%.

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The S&P 500 slid 68 points, or 1.1%, to end the day at 5,977, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 749 points, or 1.8%, to 42,198 points. The Nasdaq Composite shed 1.3%.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, often called the Dow Jones or just the Dow, is a stock market index that tracks 30 major publicly traded companies in the United States.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, energy stocks were climbing on Friday, largely inspired by the huge jump in crude oil prices. Among the S&P 500's 11 sectors, energy stocks were the only ones in the green. The