Money | Dow Jones Dow Rises 200 on GDP Dow flirts with 10,000 mark with big rally By Nick McMaster Posted Oct 29, 2009 3:14 PM CDT Copied Specialist Jason Hardzewicz, left, works with trader Bridgette Lombardi on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in this undated file photo. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) The report of bigger-than-expected 3.5% growth in GDP spurred a really in stocks today, reversing a week of poor results, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow gained 200 points to close at 9,963. The Nasdaq added 38 points, closing at 2,098. The S&P 500 rose 23 points, settling at 1,066. Read These Next Party registration offers a warning to Democrats. The FBI is reportedly looking for something in John Bolton's home. Villanova's 'cruel hoax' a sign of a bigger problem. President Trump's DC "patrol" involved delivering pizza. Report an error