Money | Dow Jones Up 133, Dow Hits New '09 High Data on home resales spur rally By Nick McMaster Posted Nov 23, 2009 3:18 PM CST Copied Specialists confer on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Stocks rallied today on news that home resales jumped 10.1% in October and comments from the president of the St. Louis Fed reaffirming the government's extended commitment to support the credit markets, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow jumped 132.79 points to close at 10,450.95, a new high for 2009. The Nasdaq added 29.97, closing at 2,176.01. The S&P 500 rose 14.86 to settle at 1,106.24. Read These Next Party registration offers a warning to Democrats. The FBI is reportedly looking for something in John Bolton's home. Hillary Clinton has a new prediction about SCOTUS. Villanova's 'cruel hoax' a sign of a bigger problem. Report an error