Money | Dow Jones Dow Up 66 as Consumer Optimism Lifts Stocks Retail sales beat expectations in November By Nick McMaster Posted Dec 11, 2009 3:16 PM CST Copied David O'Day, center, and fellow traders gather at the post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange that handles CIT Group, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Stocks ended today's session mixed, with the Dow posting solid gains. Alcoa saw a. 8% jump on an optimistic profit estimate by JPMorgan, and the University of Michigan/Reuters December consumer sentiment index beat expectations, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow rose 65.67 points to close at 10,471.50. The Nasdaq fell 0.55, settling at 2,190.51. The S&P 500 gained 4.06, closing at 1,106.41. Read These Next A former NFL Pro Bowler has died at age 36. The massive AWS failure exposed a big problem with the internet. Secret Service finds something strange pointed at Trump's plane. Major websites, apps affected by massive outage. Report an error