Money | stock market Stocks Soar, Dow Up 322 Analyst chalks it up to psychology By Kevin Spak Posted Aug 23, 2011 3:42 PM CDT Copied Trader Jonathan Corpina, center, smiles as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Stocks had their best day in more than a week today, with the Dow jumping a whopping 322 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P gained 101 and 39 points respectively. Investors are betting that the Federal Reserve will heap more stimulus on the economy this week, Bloomberg reports, while a market analyst tells MarketWatch that the rally should be chalked up to “a shift in investor psychology.” Read These Next Trump voted who supported mass deportations could be deported herself. What makes a person cool? These six traits. "Admiral Piett" of the Star Wars universe died from COVID. Musk says his new party is in business. Report an error