Dow Jones Industrial Average ( DJIA ) Close – 10450.95 Up 132.79
Nasdaq Stock Market Close – 2176.01 Up 29.97
S&P 500 Close – 1106.24
Commodities Closing Prices - 11/23/09
Gold – 1164.30
Oil – 77.32
Natural Gas – 4.473
- The National Association of Realtors reported that October home sales rose more than 10 percent revived investors' optimism after disappointing data on the housing industry last week raised concerns about the strength of the economic recovery.
At the same time, many portfolio managers have cooled their buying, not wanting to risk losing the big returns they've made since stocks began rallying in March. Those opposing forces are likely to result in choppy trading over the next few weeks, analysts said, which will be exacerbated by light volume as the holidays approach.